KeymerKim Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 Bad news about my pond fish - although we had built a pond cover to keep my fish safe, we had to leave a gap for our water plants to come thru! I didn't realise how bendy herons were until I saw our local bird in the gap, craning its neck around to eat my fish!!!! I had just been given 9 beautiful big fish - two of whom immediately laid eggs in the weed - and I think the heron has made off with 6 of them!! I can only see 3 left, but there may be more hiding in the weed - fingers crossed! I'll post another question about my chickens and eglu - not with me yet (impatient is not the word), but had to get my sadness down in the forum about that horrid Heron. I love all animals, but some of them really push their luck. KeymerKim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xScrunchee Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 Don't they just?? We only have a small pond but I have lost fish to herons in the past. Also lost some to cats and even foxes!! Like you-I love animals but some animals are easier to love than others, like chickens for example!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 We have a heron that visits our pond in the mornings. When we moved into the house 2 years ago there were half a dozen or more fish. Now there are none. I'm even more worried about the amphibians; we have a lot of frogs and newts - I've even seen a great crested newt, which I was really excited about. I know herons will eat anything so I'm really quite worried. I couldn't shoot the heron, although several people have suggested it as a solution. I've thought about putting up a plastic artificial heron - but they look so naff! So at the moment I'm just living with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xScrunchee Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 I ended up making a pond cover to protect my fish, frogs etc. Just a simple wooden frame covered with wire. It works well and when I want to sit by the pond to watch the fish I just prop the cover up with a length of wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
