Heron Stalking My Pond

[daddio42]

The motion detector on my live camera caught this heron stalking my koi pond. Luckily my scare crow sprinkler scare her off.

 

[fishin4cars]

Ugh, I hate them! I hope he didn't get anything. Exactly why I keep wire covers on my pond.

 

[addy1]

They are still just doing fly overs here, two of them every morning every evening...........

Just the little bittern visited and has not come back, it could not get to the fish

Glad it set up scared it away! daddio

 

[koidaddy]

You just need some Daisys around. Rifle or pistol, it doesn't matter. They will remember a little sting and wont come back.

 

[koiguy1969]

same thing worked for me koidady...2 years no returns.

 

[fishin4cars]

LOL, daisy didn't cut it for me, It just kept coming back. Buckshot and complete wire cover worked rather well though!

 

[taherrmann4]

What kind of motion camera do you have?

 

[daddio42]

My camera is a TrendNet IP Camera with an outdoor enclosure. The camera is actually a webserver and will allow live viewing over the web or send images or video to you email address of FTP Server.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16881102027

 

[Sooner Dragon]

I have a heron problem too. At the moment, my preferred measure is some sort of aerial arrangement of fishing line or the like suspended about 15 feet above the pond (from the several trees around the pond). I want to use clear fishing line so it will be less visible. I'm wondering if there are any large mesh nets (which won't catch leaves) on the market that will serve the purpose. Does anyone know of anything like that?

 

[ComputerGuy]

I would suggest luggage nets for trucks. The holes are big enough that they shouldnt' catch leaves.

 

[Sooner Dragon]

Thanks, Guy. I suspect a luggage net would work. But it would also look pretty unsightly. I'm hoping to find something more along the lines of a non-colored monofilament net, which would be more invisible.

 

[taherrmann4]

What about a large fishing net of some sort. Not sure if it would let the leaves through though. I am sure they come in white or clear might be worth a look.

 

[Sooner Dragon]

So far, I've only been able to find small mesh nets - e.g., 5/8". Ideally, I'd like to find a 4-inch mesh net.

Alternatively, I'm thinking I'll just have to run several overhead strands of fishing line in a cris-cros fashion.

 

[DrDave]

Plastic fencing material on a pvc frame works.