Tomatoes and the birds

When I find pecked fruit on the trees/ground and curse, I try to remember how delighted I was to find a blackbird's nest in the fruit bushes, how I didn't pick any gooseberries because I didn't want to disturb the mother, how I watched the 4 eggs hatch and the fledglings leave home and I can't be cross about sharing some fruit with them.

Now squirrels, they're another story.!

Don't get Paul started on squirrels!   We've had the lower lawn reseeded last autumn and squirrels are avidly digging holes in the young grass.   Wretched vermin!  I had words with female blackbird I found in the GH this afternoon, after much flapping and panicking she found her way out.  I'm not certain if there was any collateral damage or broken fruit fronds, as I haven't had a chance to look.  I've now netted the doors of both GHs.  I'm not as forgiving as you VC, but she lives to scrump another day.