Here are questions I encountered this past week. Q: How can I keep the birds from eating my peaches and grapes? A: Purchase fine mesh bird netting. Small birds can get through most netting. Go online ...

It’s a mesmerizing spectacle to watch a flock of birds as they fly in sync creating moving, freeform clouds in the sky. In our part of the world it’s starlings that put on the show for us. That type ...

Question: I have eight California seedless grape vines that are 3 years old, and this year, they are sprouting a lot of grapes. How do you keep the birds from eating up the grapes? I have a fig tree ...

A: The best way to prevent birds from eating the grape crop is to place netting over the grapevines. Netting can be purchased at garden centers or through mail-order companies. When placing netting ...

Large flocks of thousands of starlings have been stirring up trouble at the Rossignol Winery in Little Sands, P.E.I. Winery owner John Rossignol says the birds have been targeting the winery's grapes ...

Swooping low over the South Downs, this giant Chilean blue eagle begins its day as a new recruit to protect this year’s precious English grape harvest - Vivian Blakey A British winery has deployed ...

A winery in East Sussex has deployed a team of falcons, hawks and eagles to protect its grapes before they ripen. A total of five different birds will be used across the Rathfinny Wine Estate near ...

You’ve planted and pruned, watered and watched it grow. And now, at last, tree fruit is ripening on the branch. Then the birds descend. They perch and peck, pillage and plunder. And just like that, a ...

Bring in the big guns. Magpies are being lured in to help ward off smaller birds that feast on grapes. Fruit-eating birds like starlings, rosellas and thrushes cause substantial damage to Australian ...