On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:12:44 +0000, Sacha wrote
(in article ) :

On 15/3/07 14:50, in article , "Alan
Holmes" wrote:


"Sacha" wrote in message
. uk...
A wretched heron has been to one of the ponds this morning and either it's
cleared it out or all the fish are hiding! I feel sure it's the latter as
it's a well-stocked pond but while I don't begrudge it one or two fish,
we'll be furious if it takes the koi. And we *are* furious that it's
taken
a mass of frog spawn. ;-(

If you put a sort of fence around the pond, a wire suspended about 6in to a
foot high on some samll stakes, it will stop the herons getting in, as they
walk to the side of the pond and anything which stops them moving into the
water deters them.

We can't, Alan. This pond is paved all around. There's nothing to put the
sticks into - and sure as fate if we could do it, someone would trip over it
and take a dive into the water!


Sacha, I have never tried it but some friends once swore by positioning an
artificial heron at the edge of the pond. The theory is that they don't take
to a rival and will stay away. You can get some very life-like ones :-)



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Sally in Shropshire, UK