Hawks and kestrels would be at the very bottom of my list of birds preying on
fish.

More likely a heron or kingfisher.
Herons usually wade in and stalk the fish, a kingfisher dives in and 'swims'
after the fish, coming back out to take the fish to a tree limb and eat it
there.

Here is my list of predator tips:

Heron, fishing bird tips:
- netting over the pond
- chimney flue in the bottom of the pond
- electric shock fence
- motion activated sprinkler
- plastic fish decoy
- (P.S. Migratory Bird Act and Birds of Prey Act forbids lethal methods,
heavy fines and jail time take away from pond
dollars and pond time ;-)


kathy :-)
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