It's close if not time to harvest the cherry crop in North Central Washington. To protect their crops, the growers resort to several different ways to keep the birds away and the cherries on their trees. Gone are the days of the old style scarecrows on a stick out in the field.
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| Shiny Mylar Ribbons to Spook the Birds |
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| More Mylar Ribbons |
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| Netting over the entire crop of trees |
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| Another set of trees covered with netting |
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| The Modern Scarecrow - an inflatable placed at the edge of the orchard |
Linking to Madge @ The View From Right Here and the
Rurality bloghop.
wow! that netting must be expensive! like the ingenuity of the modern scarecrow. :)
ReplyDeleteAnd the battle continues....
ReplyDeleteNice photos!