Cast Out the Nets

Well, there it is, little beak holes punched into my tomatoes. The birds have begun to peruse my garden (a gray cat bird in particular). Yesterday I saw him steal a strawberry - plucked it right off the plant himself and had a little snack. Now I have better tolerance for the disappearing strawberry than I do for the "holy" tomatoes. After all, the little gray cat bird actually ate the strawberry. The tomatoes on the other hand are just pecked to death. So I think it's time to get out the bird net. I'll continue to share the strawberries, as I had a nice time watching the snack encounter at my kitchen window, but whatever pecked my tomatoes has gone too far! If you want it, take it, but don't waste it!
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Birdie beaks have gone to far
peck, peck, pecking in my yard
leaving holes in tomatoes firm
just as if they were little worms!