I appreciate that this mesh is packaged in a roll. It was evenly cut and a breeze to install, I just unrolled and clipped it on the poles as I went around my fruit tree cage, which happens to be 7' tall. So it fit perfectly on the sides of the cage. I just rolled it up to the top and secured with small bungee cords. Now it's ready when I need it. One less thing to worry about. I plan on leaving it on all year. If needed I can place fleece or plastic directly over it in cold weather when needed. The mesh is 1/2" x 1/2" and the birds can see enough shine on it to actually land on it instead of flying into it. But it does not obstruct my view of looking at my beautiful food plants. Note* I secured a heavy duty mesh netting on the top of my fruit cage to withstand smaller falling branches and hail. I recommend attaching this taught so the birds will not get tangled in it.