I had to tighten-up security on the outside test toms. The Moonlight apples have peck-holes. Time to mummy-wrap tree. The other tree had even more ruined apples: And now the ghostly security measures become a bizarre spectacle: When we picked up our donation for the food Bank this morning, one of the footpaths were strewn with merel (blackbird) feathers. One less picker, although I do like them.
Annie— wot is a “could of cats”? Haha. Well, I am sure those tjiff-tjaffs have their place in Nature, but I cannot have this unbridled wast of my crops. The nets seem the best option. BTW, there is a feral cat that patrols the lotties. We call him, “Bart Black”. See this: https://www.gardenstew.com/threads/a-mish-mash-thread.44732/#post-425331
Hah !! I meant a "Clowder of cats". like a herd of horses only cats !! I must have been distracted while I was typing that !!