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audreyhtx1 · 03-04-2006, 05:29 PM

Oh, they are most definitely eating the FRUIT! I have watched many a mockingbird feast on the figs in my fig tree. They love fruit.

Berries - robins and cedar waxwings and orioles are just as likely to swipe these as mockingbirds.

The only way I know to protect fruit from mockingbirds is to use nets. It's a hassle, but I don't think anything else would deter them unless you could rig up some kind of moving scarecrow.

Oh yeah - and starlings, cardinals, woodpeckers, squirrels will also go after those figs.

Audrey

03-04-2006, 05:29 PM	#4
audreyhtx1 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 14	Re: Are Mockingbirds Beneficial To Fig Trees & Berry Vines? Oh, they are most definitely eating the FRUIT! I have watched many a mockingbird feast on the figs in my fig tree. They love fruit. Berries - robins and cedar waxwings and orioles are just as likely to swipe these as mockingbirds. The only way I know to protect fruit from mockingbirds is to use nets. It's a hassle, but I don't think anything else would deter them unless you could rig up some kind of moving scarecrow. Oh yeah - and starlings, cardinals, woodpeckers, squirrels will also go after those figs. Audrey