Just Me Koi wrote:
"I wonder if your neighbors are not helping yourself to your Koi. If you think about it, 20 Koi of average 20" size. Too big for Heron to nab that easily?"

A friend of ours had 40 Koi in his backyard pond in the range of 18"-24" and a Heron pulled a little more than 20 out of there. They had been in there for 15 years prior without any noticeable loss from predators and then WHAM! So yes, the Heron is a skilled fisherman. Beware.

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Barefoot Malithorne