Hi Jeff,
For what it's worth to you. My wife and I have also had potential Heron
problems. Fortunately we saw them just as they arrived. We purchased a
fake Heron and placed it by the pond, we also move it to a different
location every few days. So far, so good. That was last year, and we
haven't lost any fish yet. We would hate to lose any of them. I have heard
stories of people who have lost every one of their fish to these birds.
Hope this helps a little. Bob
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"Jeff Brown" wrote in message
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I need to hear from people that are using the "scarecrow" sprinkler to
scare
off critters as to whether it really works, pros & cons. After two years
of
our pond life, a heron has discovered it. We have a bird sanctuary but
that
is not the bird we want and before we actually got to see it, some of our
oldest fish are gone and we are heartsick. I have the pond netted right
now
but I would like to use the sprinkler if it really works. Thanks for any
comments and suggestions.
Kathy