Dahlia
Garden Addicted
I bought a beautiful wintergreen plant this winter that had lovely red berries on it. There are a lot of crows around here and the crows have picked off every single berry! Any ideas for keeping crows away?
Wintergreen berries & crows
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digitS'
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A scare crow! Ya know, in the current issue of the Nat Geographic, there is a photo of how some Mongolian herders keep wolves away from their horses and flocks. They put colorful scare crows on horseback 
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Those spiral wind spinners might do the job.
Our nearby nesting Sharpshinned Hawks kept this neighborhood crow-free through the Summer. Those small hawks were extremely defensive against the crows.
Good Luck Dahlia, Steve
.Those spiral wind spinners might do the job.
Our nearby nesting Sharpshinned Hawks kept this neighborhood crow-free through the Summer. Those small hawks were extremely defensive against the crows.
Good Luck Dahlia, Steve
SPedigrees
Garden Addicted
That's the point of berry-bearing shrubs and trees, to feed the birds and other wildlife in winter.
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Dahlia
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It's making me sad tho because I love this plant!
SPedigrees
Garden Addicted
But they haven't killed it, have they? It will grow new berries next year, and berries eaten may spawn new plants! Look on the bright side!It's making me sad tho because I love this plant!
flowerbug
Garden Master
i had crows here all day in the yard crowing/calling to each other. i'm not sure why they were here but when i'm outside i do talk to them. of course i don't know what i'm saying - probably something like, "Hey I'm an idiot trying to sound like a crow!" and they come around for the comedy...
