Does anyone out there know how I can protect my precious cherries from
avaricious blackbirds. Now that they are beginning to ripen, the
whole tree is crowded with blackbirds. I do give the birds plenty of
other food to eat but they seem hell-bent on pinching my cherries.

The tree is too big to net and I wonder if anyone has some brilliant
ideas on what I can do to frighten them away, short of buying a
shotgun!

Many thanks.
Lynne