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Help! Blue Heron eating all of my fish!
they migrate south for the winter, but that is the worst time for ponds getting hit
the young ones go for easy meals. of course, by the time they are gone ya got a couple weeks before the snow flies. sigh. Ingrid "Lisa" wrote: I was going to research their habits to see if they migrate. I hope they do! The sooner the better! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
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Help! Blue Heron eating all of my fish!
I am in the Northern Indiana area. But from what I've read they stay for
quite some time. I'm just destined to leave the netting on...... "Ka30P" wrote in message ... Hi Lisa, I think I remember that you are in the Bay Area? Then I'm betting these herons don't migrate are your climate is too mild. Here in SE WA, zone 7, our herons are year round. We have big rivers that stay ice free all winter. Some populations do migrate but coastal regions tend to keep their herons all year round. If you still don't like the netting you can try the scarecrow sprinkler that is motion activated. Put it up close enough and it might knock him off his feet. Just remember to turn it off when you want to visit the pond ;-) kathy :-) algae primer http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html |
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Help! Blue Heron eating all of my fish!
Hi Lisa, I am in the Northern Indiana area. Boy, was I sure off! kathy :-) algae primer http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html |
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Help! Blue Heron eating all of my fish!
Hi Lisa, I think I remember that you are in the Bay Area? Then I'm betting these herons don't migrate are your climate is too mild. Here in SE WA, zone 7, our herons are year round. We have big rivers that stay ice free all winter. Some populations do migrate but coastal regions tend to keep their herons all year round. If you still don't like the netting you can try the scarecrow sprinkler that is motion activated. Put it up close enough and it might knock him off his feet. Just remember to turn it off when you want to visit the pond ;-) kathy :-) algae primer http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html |
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Help! Blue Heron eating all of my fish!
I went with the pond netting. But it does take away from the ambiance of
the pond just a bit. I have to lift it off to hand-feed my fish. I was thinking of taking it off the other day and have occasionally pulled it back to expose the pond while I am home and out in the yard, but my husband went outdoors the other day and heard the flapping of large wings. He turned to look up and behind him and there was the heron perched on our roof above the backyard! So, he is still "stalking" my pond waiting for his next opportunity! It must be an easy meal for him as there are so many little ponds and creeks around here it is surprising that he would venture into such a populated area to feed. I was going to research their habits to see if they migrate. I hope they do! The sooner the better! Thanks for all of the suggestions! Lisa ----- Original Message ----- From: Newsgroups: rec.ponds Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 12:17 AM Subject: Help! Blue Heron eating all of my fish! yes, chicken wire would certainly rate high on the uggg scale. but fine bird netting doesnt because it is very dark and it does disappears soon after you put it on. IT IS CHEAP ENOUGH TO TRY at least. you can always toss it if it is really that objectionable. Ingrid (Gary) wrote: The same thing happened to me several weeks ago. A heron got several of my 10-year-old goldfish. I understand that this is a natural thing for a heron to do, but nevertheless, I hated losing my fish! The remaining fish were spooky for a few weeks after their traumatic encounter, but now they are back to behaving normally. I put some chicken wire over the pond for about 3 weeks after the heron visit. Unsightly, but it did the trick. After the water lilies covered most of the surface of the pond, I took the wire off. Haven't seen any sign of the heron revisiting, but I will probably have to put the wire back on this fall after the vegetation dies back. They say herons will return and continue eating fish until they are all gone. There are a lot of ideas out there about preventing heron from getting fish. The only thing I've tried is a physical barrier, but unfortunately, it rates high on the ugly-scale. Gary ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
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Help! Blue Heron eating all of my fish!
I just put one of those by our pond. Herons from the wetlands have
started to come snacking once more. They cost around $70 avalable from a shop in Oregon. http://www.safepetproducts.com/pilot...scarecrow_main steve E. On 10 Jul 2004 15:14:01 GMT, EROSPAM (Ka30P) wrote: Hi Lisa, I think I remember that you are in the Bay Area? Then I'm betting these herons don't migrate are your climate is too mild. Here in SE WA, zone 7, our herons are year round. We have big rivers that stay ice free all winter. Some populations do migrate but coastal regions tend to keep their herons all year round. If you still don't like the netting you can try the scarecrow sprinkler that is motion activated. Put it up close enough and it might knock him off his feet. Just remember to turn it off when you want to visit the pond ;-) kathy :-) algae primer http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html |
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Help! Blue Heron eating all of my fish!
Hi Lisa, I am in the Northern Indiana area. Boy, was I sure off! kathy :-) algae primer http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html |
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