JB wrote:

OK, this is becoming a daily occurrence, a GBH flying up and perching on a
tree limb high above the pond or strolling around the pond perimeter. No
real danger now because the pond is covered with netting and the fish are
resting comfortably on the bottom of the pond. My 3,000 gallon pond is 18"
at it's shallowest but I'm guessing that any fish in this range is a
tempting target for the GBH. Here's my question: How big a fish will the
GBH eat? I have three Koi that will go over 10 lbs each, surely they
aren't at risk, are they?

Herons don't seem capable of telling how big a fish they can manager. They
have been known to skewer some pretty big fish (though 10lbs sounds bigger
than anything I've heard of) and leave them dieing beside the pond when
they realize they can't fly off with them.
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derek

That's how my neighbor lost 2 Koi.
Speared them and then dropped them.

"Derek Broughton" wrote in message
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JB wrote:

OK, this is becoming a daily occurrence, a GBH flying up and perching on
a
tree limb high above the pond or strolling around the pond perimeter. No
real danger now because the pond is covered with netting and the fish are
resting comfortably on the bottom of the pond. My 3,000 gallon pond is
18"
at it's shallowest but I'm guessing that any fish in this range is a
tempting target for the GBH. Here's my question: How big a fish will the
GBH eat? I have three Koi that will go over 10 lbs each, surely they
aren't at risk, are they?

Herons don't seem capable of telling how big a fish they can manager.
They
have been known to skewer some pretty big fish (though 10lbs sounds bigger
than anything I've heard of) and leave them dieing beside the pond when
they realize they can't fly off with them.
--
derek

We used to have a rhyme that went:

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
A woodchuck would chuck all he could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck
wood.

I think the same principle applies to

How many fish would an heron catch if an heron could catch fish?

Jim

In article
,
Phyllis and Jim wrote:

We used to have a rhyme that went:

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
A woodchuck would chuck all he could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck
wood.

I think the same principle applies to

How many fish would an heron catch if an heron could catch fish?

Jim

You can tuna fish but you can't tuna heron.

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