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čvorci mi jučer u par sati višnje obrstili
a ne smeš vazdušnom da rokneš kojeg i onda ga onako poluživog svežeš negde blizu- ne da država ,bunu se zeleni
a što 4 velike višnje koje obožavam ostadoše bez ploda nikom ništa . kažu veće i opšte dobro , da mogu zaludni da gledaju đivđane.
da je zemlja normalna, svaka beštija koja uđe u moj posjed bila bi moja
ovako ko u feudalizmu, samo Tahi ima pravo na divljač

I think that modern agriculture is the biggest threat to wildlife and the ecosystems which we ultimatey rely on for our survival. It drives everything, including populatiion increase and of course fossil fuel use which we know drives climate change.
Modern use of chemicals ( pesticides, herbicides, fungicides) and chemical fertilisers destroy all life in the soil upsetting the natural balance which regulates pests and diseases and so as a consequence requires us to use more of those chemicals. It is a vicious circle which is unsustainable. The worlds soils are dissapearing at a collossal rate through erosion because of modern farming techniques. Some estimates say we have lost 50% of the worlds top soils in the last 100 years ! And that we may have only 60 years before most of the remaining soil has gone!
I would ask Gabriele to look at the bigger picture, and suggest that protecting wild birds isnt just for those who want to enjoy looking at them but that we are protecting part of the ecosystem that we all need. I would also suggest those flocks of Starlings feeding on his cherries are a direct result of modern agriculture. That species would normally feed on other wild food and berries at this time of year but those supplies have gone, been destroyed, cleared away by agriculture. Just look at the vast acres of crops in Vojvodina. Where are the woodlands and and wild cherries where they once fed ? An in balance has occurred so the starlings turn to the only remaining food source - the cultivated cherries in your garden. We could shoot the starlings and the cherries are saved, but they eat thousands of pests on fruit trees ? They are part of the natural system which keeps us alive on this planet. Surely it is time we recognised this fact ?
On a practical level I would grow cherries on a dwarf rootstock inside a cage and if I could not afford to do that then I would grow another type of fruit and give up my cherries to the birds and the bigger picture.
With respect Geoff Laight.