Hair nets for trees

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    So I was approaching the local supermarket for the weekly shop and caught something unusual out the corner of my eye... Big bright green trees!

    They've wrapped every single tree in a massive amount of lurid green netting which looks terribly odd. I had to ask why...

    They looked slightly embarrassed about it but said it was to stop birds nesting. "For why, man, for why?" I asked. They have construction work starting and don;t want the birds nesting on site. Hmm.

    Now I can't decide if they are being kind to birds for making sure they don;t get disturbed or they're a bunch of people with too much money. Maybe it's both.
     
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    Seems to make sense to me!!

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    I don't think the birds would nest there anyway as they would be disturbed by all the noise from machinery. I think they've made a wise decision, it'll prevent any nests being left with eggs or young in should the parent birds take fright. :)
     
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    I've seen birds nesting next to railway lines, so I don't believe they are as easily scared by the noise of machinery as we think.
     
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    Well I figured that the birds would be fine but each to their own I guess. Maybe they're worried about public opinion - it wasn't a very well received planning application!
     
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    Not many are :heehee:
     
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    If they made a net that somehow went round the trunk of the tree beneath the canopy (olive harvesting stylee), now that I'd buy - the birds could nest to their little feathery hearts content and my garden wouldn't get knee deep in the wretched detritus from my wretched neighbour's wretched sycamore tree.
     
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    Is 'wretched' word of the day? lol

    Well the tradesmen have done a bang up job of the netting. Every last one has big gaps in for birds to fly into! Money well spent again.
     
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