God designed that man and animals should both be fed. When my early peaches ripen, the birds damage most of them. When the later peaches ripen, the wild black cherries are ripe. And the birds don't peck at my peaches, because they prefer the cherries. The later varieties of peaches are richer tasting. I am shifting toward growing later varieties. I have saved a 500 foot line of wild cherries, just for the birds! Another benefit of having the black cherries is that they keep the racoons out of my grapes, since racoons also prefer cherries over grapes.