Help! This is the first year we have had any signifucant number of apricots on our tree, and all of a sudden, as they ripen, predators strike at the crack of dawn. They may be birds, although I rather suspect they are squirrels, since some of the pits are gnawed a bit, and there are no real peck marks on the interior of the fruits. Any suggestions? I am about to go out with my fruit picking pole to harvest whatever I can, to let the fruit ripen in the house. Ron