Hi All,
I got a net for the pond. The holes are pretty small, which is good for the green heron because his beak and neck are very small and he can poke through the larger hole nets (and he will!).
For the record, we had a maze of fishing line (6 strands), he heron looked it for a few minutes, I watched him, he then just hopped and skipped and crawled under it and ate some more fish. So he's a cheeky bugger!
Here's the thing, my pond now feels and smells like a death hole. So far an iguana has been tangled in the new net, a crab and a snake.
All died, got stinky before I found them and my husband was not impressed at cutting rotting retiles from a net.
I guess I could get a wider weave net ...... but will it still trap all the critters I have around the pond? I think even a few wild cats go there for water. Ugh! This stupid bird is really messing up the tranquility of this pond!
I would get a motion sprinkler to scare the heron off, but the green heron is quite a small bird, if it can detect him up, it would detect the other birds that also come to play in the water.
I now have three different sections covered in lilies. The bigger fish know to stay deep and they are all doing fine. Its just any new fish and the small platy's that the bird is able to pick off.
Any creative suggestions?? If he's not afraid to weave his way through 6 strands of fishing line ...... put himself in a tight spot, he obviously has little fear.
I got a net for the pond. The holes are pretty small, which is good for the green heron because his beak and neck are very small and he can poke through the larger hole nets (and he will!).
For the record, we had a maze of fishing line (6 strands), he heron looked it for a few minutes, I watched him, he then just hopped and skipped and crawled under it and ate some more fish. So he's a cheeky bugger!
Here's the thing, my pond now feels and smells like a death hole. So far an iguana has been tangled in the new net, a crab and a snake.
All died, got stinky before I found them and my husband was not impressed at cutting rotting retiles from a net.I guess I could get a wider weave net ...... but will it still trap all the critters I have around the pond? I think even a few wild cats go there for water. Ugh! This stupid bird is really messing up the tranquility of this pond!
I would get a motion sprinkler to scare the heron off, but the green heron is quite a small bird, if it can detect him up, it would detect the other birds that also come to play in the water.
I now have three different sections covered in lilies. The bigger fish know to stay deep and they are all doing fine. Its just any new fish and the small platy's that the bird is able to pick off.
Any creative suggestions?? If he's not afraid to weave his way through 6 strands of fishing line ...... put himself in a tight spot, he obviously has little fear.
