We've been robbed!!

We returned from a great stay at the beach this past weekend to find we had been robbed!  It's not quite as bad as that sounds.  But it is bad for our wine crop.  A bevy of birds have been having a feast on our wine grapes and have taken MORE than their fair share.  Just look at these poor clusters of Pinot Noir.
 
I went outside with my mini air horn and tooted it a couple of times, then realized that the neighbors would probably not appreciate hearing it every half an hour or so.  Clapping my hands and running through the rows is another option, but these darn birds are pretty crafty.  They just fly to the neighbors trees and wait till the noisy lady leaves the vinyard, then they return to continue their demolition.

The grapes are way behind in ripening this year and we are not sure they will get to the needed brix (sugar content) to harvest.  So, maybe these birds are just saving us the work of cutting the clusters and throwing them away.........