If it's not rabbits or aphids it's pigeons trying to destroy my potential fruit crop. I have wound black cotton through the branches of many if my plum trees and this is mostly working but the eavil birds are still finding the occasional gap and destroying as much blossom as they can reach. Unfortunately my ancient air rifle is past its best and is no longer reliably accurate, it's time for a new one. What pigeons fail to take into account is the fact that they are very good eating, perhaps it's the plum blossom that gives them flavour. I'm looking forward to eating many wood pigeons in the coming year. Perhaps with a plum sauce if I have enough blossom to produce a few plums.
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