Flocks of hungry birds feast on vineyard grapes (OR)

[Donna]

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.�

[valhalla]

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! 

[Bobbie Ireland]

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!