chickencam Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 I was cleaning the lawn mower this morning after cutting the lawn when I heard a rustling sound coming from under the net around my cherry tree. I looked in there and saw a blackbird with a white spot on his head and noticed all the cherries had gone too I thought that he was trapped and opened the front of the net only to see him fly through a gap at the back with the last cherry in his beak. The cherries have been huge this year and really tasty and we have been eating a few every time we have gone into the garden, so he must have taken them all in the last 24 hours. There were quite a few left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 I'm surprised he could still fly! What a shame, when you'd gone to the trouble of netting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Dont do what i did and left picking blackcurrants another day as pigeons had a feast. My friend has a cherry tree and its laden, a pigeon ate some and pooed on her daughters school dress - purple reddish poo she was not impressed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted July 10, 2009 Author Share Posted July 10, 2009 I have some blackcurrants and josta berries under the same net I wonder if he will move onto those or if he has tummy ache by now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 I should imagine he had some helpers We actually managed to pick most of ours this year - I think our blackbirds must have been on holiday at yours! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaches Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Sympathies. We have a large cherry tree in our garden, too big to net. Last year I got ONE cherry before the blooming birds got them. This year I got NONE. What drives me mad is they just peck out a bit, then fly on to the next one. Drrrrrr! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted July 15, 2009 Author Share Posted July 15, 2009 My cats had a blackbird yesterday, but I don't think it was the same one because the 'thief had a white spot on his head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenanne Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Yep: I have a big cherry tree, every year the birds get to the cherries before me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Its what happens after all that fruit which causes more porblems. My car is covered - its s'pose to be lucky. and watch your washing - little devils bombard it with purple poo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
