[Larryp (Laurie)]

Originally Posted by Waxing_Gibbous

Like you I have yet to see an almond thanks to the Cockies.
Or a plum, nectarine or peach for that matter.
I found the "Flee for your lives" worked really well.
For about a week.
Then they got used to it. Or went deaf.

I could be imagining it, but the birds around here seem to have developed co-operative behaviour when it comes to predators (the cat doesn't count-she's scared of birds).
One lot, usually the blackbirds and crows, will fly high cover against the wedgetails and hawks, while the parots and cockatoos feed on the ground.
Then, later, the situation is reversed!
Out of the loop are the kookaburras which seem pretty tough and able to look after themselves.

The only really fool-proof method I've found is to net the tree(s). It's not an attractive solution, but it definately works.
Good luck!

Thanks Peter