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Title: Flocks of hungry birds feast on vineyard grapes (OR)
Post by: Donna on 16-Oct-10, 07:15:35 AM
http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Flocks-of-hungry-birds-feast-on-vineyard-grapes--105051029.html (http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Flocks-of-hungry-birds-feast-on-vineyard-grapes--105051029.html)  video

“If we didn’t have the active bird-scaring devices,” Soles told KGW, “they would clean out our whole vineyard.”


Title: Re: Flocks of hungry birds feast on vineyard grapes (OR)
Post by: valhalla on 16-Oct-10, 07:52:06 AM
Every vineyard we visited in Aug and Sept had the nets over the vines and grapes.  The big guys have to use other options - which includes Falcons! 


Title: Re: Flocks of hungry birds feast on vineyard grapes (OR)
Post by: Bobbie Ireland on 16-Oct-10, 08:09:51 AM
http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Flocks-of-hungry-birds-feast-on-vineyard-grapes--105051029.html (http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Flocks-of-hungry-birds-feast-on-vineyard-grapes--105051029.html)  video

“If we didn’t have the active bird-scaring devices,” Soles told KGW, “they would clean out our whole vineyard.”

If the birds could be taught to just pick 'em, they'd be in biz!