On Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:45:10 EDT, Jim Elbrecht wrote:

I've got a tiny 8x12ish pond/puddle about 20 feet from my house.

Yesterday, while sitting here at the computer, I saw a splash out of
the corner of my eye, and looked up just in time to see a Kingfisher
leave the pond with a Rosy Red in his beak.

I was torn between 2 reactions--
1. 'That's one of the coolest things I've ever seen'
and
2. Hey you sumbitch- get out of my pond!!!

First off, Nice Pond!!!! Have your pugs ever fallen into the deep end from
the wading section?

2nd, we use to be able to get orange, plastic fish, about the size of a
goldfish, looked real enough that I've had people mistake them for the real
thing (obviously NOT pond people). They were called heron scarers, but I've
googled and not found them sold anywhere on-line.

3rdly... I don't think a Kingfisher would keep dining on minnows if there
are bigger fish nearby, and the way rosy reds breed, you might be happy to
be doing what we call: "Advanced Bird Feeding." :-) ~ jan
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