I've seen people take used CD's, glue 'em back to back so both sides are
shiny and hang 'em all over the tree.

I've always read to put a bird bath in your backyard. The birds are wanting
the moisture more than the fruit and the bird bath helps to deter 'em.
HTH
"Tom" wrote in message
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Do any of you have any suggestions on how to prevent birds from eating my
fruit when they are ripe? Putting netting over the trees is out of the
question and artificial owls do not work. I put netting over my
strawberry patch and that helps. Thanks for your help.