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protecting pond from predatory birds
wrote in message ups.com... we have an existing pond that will be enlarged this year. we've witnessed herons and falcons plucking goldfish from our pond (one brave falcon actually ate a goldfish on our deck leaving the skeletal remains for us to clean!) what's the preferred way to keep our (soon to be) koi fish safe from predatory birds.. new pond will vary in depth from 1 to 4 ft. ======================== Bird netting works for us. It also keeps out all the other predators we have here. -- McKoi.... the frugal ponder... Zone 6 TN ~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o |
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has anyone tried stringing fishing line across the surface of their
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wrote in message oups.com... has anyone tried stringing fishing line across the surface of their pond? =================== Yes. It did nothing for herons, King Fishers, mud turtles, bullfrogs and snakes. I found *myself* tripping over it. :-( Coons don't come near our house because of the dogs. -- McKoi.... the frugal ponder... "The Universe is a figment of it's own imagination." ~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o |
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I've heard of one person having good luck with fishing line
but their situation was unique in that their pond lay between two green houses. The fishing line made it impossible for the birds to land anywhere close and I think those particular birds weren't comfortable walking too great a distance landing elsewhere and 'hiking in'. kathy :-) |
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Herons also do a lot of their fishing at night. I often set outside in the gazeebo, out of sight for the most part, and its not uncommon to see a heron land way out at the other end of the field, and slowly walk up through the field to the pond well over 300 to 400 feet. On 19 Mar 2005 14:43:58 -0800, "kathy" wrote: ===I've heard of one person having good luck with fishing line ===but their situation was unique in that their pond lay between ===two green houses. The fishing line made it impossible for ===the birds to land anywhere close and I think those particular ===birds weren't comfortable walking too great a distance landing ===elsewhere and 'hiking in'. === ===kathy :-) ============================================== Put some color in your cheeks...garden naked! |
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