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[John S <swim_at_svc@yahoo.com>]

I grow a couple varieties of white currants.  The birds generally ignore them 
early the season, but do take them later as they ripen and sweeten if I don't 
net them or harvest early.  Don't know why the timing, perhaps they are 
distracted by another type of food for a while.  Mostly its the rob-ins.  
Pinks currants and gooseberries are decimated fairly quickly by the same 
birds.  Of white, pink and red currants, I much prefer the taste of the 
whites and wish I had more.