"~ jan" wrote in message
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Actually they go for the decoy and realize this pond has no tasty fish. It
will be hard to tell if one comes, as you anchor the decoy they don't
carry
it off. The idea being it is ripped from their beaks. I always imagined
what fun it would be to have a decoy on a bungee cord. ;-) As one of our
MG
teachers use to say, "Birds learn" if you teach them that your pond is
full
of plastic fish before you get real fish, they're less likely to visit
again, at least that is my hope! ~ jan
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Your MG teachers may not have been aware that as old birds die off or move
off, new birds are constantly arriving or being born in the area. There's a
constant turnover of wildlife in any area. These new birds would know
nothing about the plastic ones used before their arrival. Also, I read that
most fish predators are attracted to the "movement" of the fish in a body of
water below, unlike carrion eaters who look for "non movement." Carrion
eaters are not a threat to living pond fish.
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RM....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
rec.ponder since late 1996.
Zone 6. Middle TN USA
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