Those rat bastard parrots! They broke holes in all of the bags we put up to protect our mangos.
They ate the ripe mangos right through the bags. I think the white bags are just flags to draw attention to the bounty. Rick's dad spent years fighting with the squirrels that would feed in his bird feeders. He hung shields, used wires to hang the feeders and devised all sorts of things to deter the squirrels. We often think of his squirrel wars when we are battling the parrots.
They don't eat the whole mango. They just takes bites out to ruin it for we humans. They only feed on the ripe mangos. It's really not a fair fight. They can hang up side down, fly to the top of the tree to reach mangos, and do fly byes to scope out the goodies...day and night.We are considering netting over the entire tree. We are also considering letting the birds have whatever mangos they want and we will take what is left over.
Parrots for the win.
OMG, this cracks me up. Those parrots are probably telling all their friends how the silly new Americans are wasting time trying to keep the parrots away from their snacks. As you said, score one for the parrots. I feel your pain.
ReplyDeleteAaaaargh!! I wouldn't be happy with the damage nor how they eat your fruit. I'm very envious about fresh mangoes!! I love them, but I can't tell when they are ripe when they taste the best. Luck you!!
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