There is an osprey in my kitchen, holographic tape dangling in the breeze on branches, and giant beach ball type scare-eye balloons on stand-by ready to be hung in the orchard. The mission is to scare the birds and keep them from snacking on the crop of cherries and early apples. The cherries have cropped very well this year, and so far the birds haven’t hung around long enough to pose a major problem, not compared to the last two years anyway. The lack of rain fueled their hunger for sweet, juicy cherries and apples. So this year we decided to implement bird scare tactics as necessary. We will see if they work. So far the osprey kite has done a good job at freaking out my cat, and he is pretty smart.