Western Power use aluminium or stainless steel tags on some HV lines to deter birds. I seem to recall they can damage insulation but regardless the tags are shiny and move in the wind and you never see birds perched on those particular lines. Maybe thats why the Dept of Agriculture suggested hanging CD's to my client after they said no traps, no poison and definately no .410 with birdshot!
I liked this C.maculata too Boa. We took as much dead wood as possible at the time but truthfully there was much less than you might otherwise expect. Every street tree in the picture below has been repeatedly topped and of course, in ignorance, many home owners have copied that practise and mutilated their own trees. Fortunately the council has now revised their standards but old habits die hard as you know. This tree is fortunate to have had only 3 lower limbs on the North side removed to collar which have sealed over quite nicely.
Dunno how long the cds will stay there but I plan to return every few months and see how it goes. Who knows, maybe this is a new market for crazy tree climbers?!:monkey:
