Blue heron, grren

[SamNDeb]

 

[j.w]

Beautiful photo's and creatures, just don't make sushi out of my fish please

 

[GBBUDD]

The green heron is ok they prefer the babies eat all you'd like

 

[SamNDeb]

Beautiful photo's and creatures, just don't make sushi out of my fish please

They do.

We have pond dye and tens of thousands of Rosie reds to help cut losses.

 

[j.w]

Yep they do and I could only stop the great blue heron from getting my fish w/a net. Had to do it or no more fish.
Before the net:

After the net......................all he can do now is dream

 

[AlyssaFish]

Gorgeous birds! I did a color pencil drawing of one in high school that I sold to my art teacher for $50. Never knew that years later I would later grow to feel such an anxious pit in my stomach at the idea of seeing one! XD

 

[addy1]

Population control! Well empty the pond control. They will fish until the fish are gone.

 

[SamNDeb]

Population control! Well empty the pond control. They will fish until the fish are gone.

We are fortunate; the pond is just short of 1/2 ac with steep banks, good cover, 3-6’ deep.

The heron, hawks and kestrel catch frogs and snakes often.

I know the blue heron can take big fish easily. Fake gators failed, lobbing pellets in his vicinity does work. (Illegal to kill them)

 

[SamNDeb]

Population control! Well empty the pond control. They will fish until the fish are gone.

Here’s what we KNOW takes Koi faster than birds.

we have removed 10.

That’s a male, 30” long, maybe 40 lbs, best guess 30-50 years old.

All were relocated to the Schuylkill River.

 

[addy1]

I removed a small snapper out of our pond last summer. Took it to a farm pond.