On 17/02/2013 13:27, Stan wrote:
"Dave West" wrote in
:

Elderly relative living abroad by herself, is having most of the fruit
eaten by birds from a fruit tree about three and half metres high.

Since she is too old now to get a net over the tree, is there anything
else she might usefully be able to do to stop the birds?


Mirrors seem to work.
A few old cd's tied, knotted and spaced to a length of string and a few
stones tied(to give throwing weight) can work. Throw the whole thing and
aim as high as you can to the hight of the tree. If it works do some more.
The string will rot over time so its not up there annoying you.

I do wonder if she is to old to get a net over the tree how she would
pick fruit from the top.
Could she net a few lower branches for herself and let the birds have
the fruit on top?