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Blue Heron
"George" wrote:
"Goldlexus" wrote in message [ . . . ] I've heard it said that herons are territorial and will not come around when another heron is around. With that in mine, some have suggested placing a Heron statue near the pond. I'm skeptical of this as I've never tried it or needed to (though I did have a large hawk visit my pond last winter, but apparently without incident). But you could try it and see if it works. Netting is the best deterent, but you said that isn't an option, so perhaps others here can give you different advice than I have. One thing that you shouldn't do, of course, is to harm the bird, since it is a protected species. Good luck. I started with a very lifelike Heron statue by the pond. It was of no value. I gave it to a friend in Texas, who now has it watching over his herd of plastic Pink Flamingos in his front yard. Then I got enough garden "hoop" fence to surround the pond, similar to the left hand picture on the 'borders' page at http://www.gardman.co.uk/asp/product...os_borders.asp, but taller. They're steel, covered with green plastic. I think I bought them at Home Depot. The tops were high enough that I was able to attach bird netting to the top, secured with tie wraps near the bottom. No more Heron problem. ;-) HTH -- Nick. Support severely wounded and disabled Veterans and their families! Thank a Veteran and Support Our Troops. You are not forgotten. Thanks ! ! ! ~Semper Fi~ |
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