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Old 17-12-2009, 10:04 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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On 2009-12-16 17:58:37 +0000, (Larry Stoter) said:

Sacha wrote:

We were just finishing lunch (well, a sandwich) when Ray spluttered and
nearly dropped his water glass. He'd seen a heron stalking purposefully
across the lawn towards the old fish pond. By the time he got to the
back door it had reached the pond and it flew off as he shouted and
clapped his hands. I'm pretty sure it ws clasping something in its
beak. Why they can't use the River Dart which is all of 2 miles away,
I don't know!


Only too happy to keep topping up my pond with fish if attracts Herons
and Kingfishers :-)

Larry


But I have some pretty ones in there that I..........oh, never mind!
We've never had Kingfishers here and I doubt we would. The land around us
is too open, I think.




Larry - perhaps you would be happy to keep topping up mine as well .

I do not reckon any of these wire surround systems work ultimately anyway.
If it is a low affair , they step over. If it is a high affair, they fly
over.

Regards
Pete(with heroned out pond)
www.thecanalshop.com