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Heron!
I thought I was gonna luck out and never get one of these phone calls,
"Hey neighbor, there's a **BIG** bird on your roof!" Actually I didn't pick up the phone my "clueless" middle son answered, but must have sensed that the urgency in my neighbor's voice must have meant that Mom really needed to know there was a BIG bird on the roof, so he came and found me. I rushed out to the deck over looking the koi ponds, no bird. So I looked up and didn't have to wait long before this long beak with eyes locked with mine. I actually had to wave my arm and yell at it.... I guess motionless people are to be presumed as possible statues. Anyway, thank goodness no fish losses. That the heron came for lunch and not an early breakfast or late night snack when my neighbor might have been gone. The scarecrow is now on continuous and sensitive setting. I've got an old fish wind sock out on my furthest pole until a new shiny streamer thing arrives next week. If scarecrow comes on it hits a windchime, though I need a louder one. Also heron scarer is cleared of algae. That shot about 2 hours of my Sunday.s ~ jan See my ponds and filter design: http://users.owt.com/jjspond/ ~Keep 'em Wet!~ Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a To e-mail see website -----------== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Uncensored Usenet News ==---------- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----= Over 100,000 Newsgroups - Unlimited Fast Downloads - 19 Servers =----- |
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Heron!
We just had one a few minutes ago, I managed to snap this pic before he
took off. I'm suprised he found our pond since we're surrounded by so many trees. http://members.cox.net/michaelshaffer/heron.jpg ~ jan wrote: I thought I was gonna luck out and never get one of these phone calls, "Hey neighbor, there's a **BIG** bird on your roof!" Actually I didn't pick up the phone my "clueless" middle son answered, but must have sensed that the urgency in my neighbor's voice must have meant that Mom really needed to know there was a BIG bird on the roof, so he came and found me. I rushed out to the deck over looking the koi ponds, no bird. So I looked up and didn't have to wait long before this long beak with eyes locked with mine. I actually had to wave my arm and yell at it.... I guess motionless people are to be presumed as possible statues. Anyway, thank goodness no fish losses. That the heron came for lunch and not an early breakfast or late night snack when my neighbor might have been gone. The scarecrow is now on continuous and sensitive setting. I've got an old fish wind sock out on my furthest pole until a new shiny streamer thing arrives next week. If scarecrow comes on it hits a windchime, though I need a louder one. Also heron scarer is cleared of algae. That shot about 2 hours of my Sunday.s ~ jan See my ponds and filter design: http://users.owt.com/jjspond/ ~Keep 'em Wet!~ Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a To e-mail see website -----------== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Uncensored Usenet News ==---------- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----= Over 100,000 Newsgroups - Unlimited Fast Downloads - 19 Servers =----- |
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Heron!
Maybe giving out clues to local people on how to rid herons from their
ponds isn't the best thing? They're all done the safeguards and now, those of us will less accessible ponds before, are getting a look see we've never gotten when the easy to access ponds were open sushi bars? Priss, didn't seeing the H creep you out? I know the hair went up on the back of my neck. I've seen Hs before in their "natural" habitat and never felt more than awe. Needless to say, didn't get as much sleep as I wanted and needed. ~ jan On Sun, 4 May 2003 20:36:42 -0400, "Priscilla McCullough" wrote: Hehehehehe k30a I would like to know why you were whispering to. hehehehe Maybe thought he would invite friends over. lol Priss "K30a" wrote in message ... When the heron visited our pond I called jan and whispered into the phone, 'there's a heron at the pond.' Of course the only reply jan could give was 'a what?' Why I thought I had to whisper is beyond me! Turning the water gardening labradors outdoors, with me, the backup, did the trick. Wonder if the current heron is coming to my house next! Overall quality of the koi is not as good..... ;-) k30a See my ponds and filter design: http://users.owt.com/jjspond/ ~Keep 'em Wet!~ Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a To e-mail see website -----------== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Uncensored Usenet News ==---------- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----= Over 100,000 Newsgroups - Unlimited Fast Downloads - 19 Servers =----- |
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Heron!
I never think "camera". s Probably a good thing, I might have thrown it
at him/her. ~ jan On Sun, 04 May 2003 22:17:42 GMT, Michael Shaffer wrote: We just had one a few minutes ago, I managed to snap this pic before he took off. I'm suprised he found our pond since we're surrounded by so many trees. http://members.cox.net/michaelshaffer/heron.jpg ~ jan wrote: I thought I was gonna luck out and never get one of these phone calls, "Hey neighbor, there's a **BIG** bird on your roof!" Actually I didn't pick up the phone my "clueless" middle son answered, but must have sensed that the urgency in my neighbor's voice must have meant that Mom really needed to know there was a BIG bird on the roof, so he came and found me. I rushed out to the deck over looking the koi ponds, no bird. So I looked up and didn't have to wait long before this long beak with eyes locked with mine. I actually had to wave my arm and yell at it.... I guess motionless people are to be presumed as possible statues. Anyway, thank goodness no fish losses. That the heron came for lunch and not an early breakfast or late night snack when my neighbor might have been gone. The scarecrow is now on continuous and sensitive setting. I've got an old fish wind sock out on my furthest pole until a new shiny streamer thing arrives next week. If scarecrow comes on it hits a windchime, though I need a louder one. Also heron scarer is cleared of algae. That shot about 2 hours of my Sunday.s ~ jan See my ponds and filter design: http://users.owt.com/jjspond/ ~Keep 'em Wet!~ Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a To e-mail see website -----------== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Uncensored Usenet News ==---------- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----= Over 100,000 Newsgroups - Unlimited Fast Downloads - 19 Servers =----- See my ponds and filter design: http://users.owt.com/jjspond/ ~Keep 'em Wet!~ Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a To e-mail see website -----------== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Uncensored Usenet News ==---------- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----= Over 100,000 Newsgroups - Unlimited Fast Downloads - 19 Servers =----- |
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Heron!
"~ jan" wrote in message
... Maybe giving out clues to local people on how to rid herons from their ponds isn't the best thing? They're all done the safeguards and now, those of us will less accessible ponds before, are getting a look see we've never gotten when the easy to access ponds were open sushi bars? Priss, didn't seeing the H creep you out? I know the hair went up on the back of my neck. I've seen Hs before in their "natural" habitat and never felt more than awe. Needless to say, didn't get as much sleep as I wanted and needed. ~ jan snip We constantly have a couple flying over the neighborhood. I know of two established ponds in the area, and mine will be the third. I wondering if he is doing recon... BV. |
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Heron!
Yes it did. Actually I got a little scared when I ran at it I thought I hope
he don't come down and peck me. lol I don't know if these things can be aggressive or not. Priss "~ jan" wrote in message ... Maybe giving out clues to local people on how to rid herons from their ponds isn't the best thing? They're all done the safeguards and now, those of us will less accessible ponds before, are getting a look see we've never gotten when the easy to access ponds were open sushi bars? Priss, didn't seeing the H creep you out? I know the hair went up on the back of my neck. I've seen Hs before in their "natural" habitat and never felt more than awe. Needless to say, didn't get as much sleep as I wanted and needed. ~ jan On Sun, 4 May 2003 20:36:42 -0400, "Priscilla McCullough" wrote: Hehehehehe k30a I would like to know why you were whispering to. hehehehe Maybe thought he would invite friends over. lol Priss "K30a" wrote in message ... When the heron visited our pond I called jan and whispered into the phone, 'there's a heron at the pond.' Of course the only reply jan could give was 'a what?' Why I thought I had to whisper is beyond me! Turning the water gardening labradors outdoors, with me, the backup, did the trick. Wonder if the current heron is coming to my house next! Overall quality of the koi is not as good..... ;-) k30a See my ponds and filter design: http://users.owt.com/jjspond/ ~Keep 'em Wet!~ Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a To e-mail see website -----------== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Uncensored Usenet News ==---------- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----= Over 100,000 Newsgroups - Unlimited Fast Downloads - 19 Servers =----- |
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Heron!
Priss wrote he don't come down and peck me. lol
I don't know if these things can be aggressive or not. Yes, they can be very aggressive *if* you corner them. One fellow tried to grab one and ended up with stitches in his face from the sharp beak. Another was hanging onto one attempting to band it and the beak went right into his skull, killing him. Yell, holler and jump up and down but don't get near a heron! k30a |
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