hey zach,
i left all my trees on the front of the house, no protection what so ever. i think birds got 50% of my figs. sad thing about the situation is, they don't finish the figs, they just poke at them, and rest is done in by the wasps. problem was as bad as couple of yrs back when i had to stay away from my trees due to number of wasps around it. i learned to clean them out as soon as i see the bird peck mark on the figs.
was nice meeting you past sat.