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Heron
Apr 17, 2012 4:55:05 GMT
Post by grindle on Apr 17, 2012 4:55:05 GMT
We had a huge heron in the garden yesterday, I'm hoping that I have enough growing round the pond to put it off trying to get the fish, seems like the nesting season is here, so I'm going to have to be on my guard  |
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Heron
Apr 17, 2012 5:48:03 GMT
Post by Cherry on Apr 17, 2012 5:48:03 GMT
Grindle, your fish won't be safe. I think you should do more. This is just knowledge from watching the heron on the drainage ditch which gives it a long run, but I don't think they need a big expanse of water.
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Heron
Apr 17, 2012 6:29:30 GMT
Post by esther on Apr 17, 2012 6:29:30 GMT
Pesky Herons We still get the Heron sitting on the roof of the house at the bottom of our garden - I am sure it thinks their swimming pool has fish in it ;D |
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Heron
Apr 17, 2012 6:41:17 GMT
Post by Lou78W on Apr 17, 2012 6:41:17 GMT
Our neighbour had this problem with his pond...once he placed a plastic heron at the pond side , it kept the real ones away  |
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Heron
Apr 17, 2012 6:46:44 GMT
Post by lesley on Apr 17, 2012 6:46:44 GMT
Our neighbour had this problem with his pond...once he placed a plastic heron at the pond side , it kept the real ones away They also did this down where mum is and we haven't seen him for ages, just make sure you anchor it down as it starts falling over. Good luck Grindle. |
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Heron
Apr 17, 2012 6:52:33 GMT
Post by grindle on Apr 17, 2012 6:52:33 GMT
I have got a big metal heronish looking bird sitting by the side of the pond, so that might deter it. I really don't like netting the pond as they can still stab at the fish, then all they do is die, so no one gains, reading up on them, they say you can run fishing line round about 2ft off the grounds which will stop them as they are waders and won't land straight in the pond, there are a lot of shrubs round most of the perimeter now apart from a little gravel area in case anything falls in, I'll just have to keep a watch to make sure it doesn't come back, Dylan could have a bit of exercise ;D ;D
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Heron
Apr 17, 2012 7:34:55 GMT
Post by wildlifefriendly on Apr 17, 2012 7:34:55 GMT
I will keep my fingers crossed that it is a one off visit. A heron visited my brothers pond, ate a few fish and has never returned.
The planting around your pond will help because they land beside the pond and wade in. Can you do something to stop it wading in?
I have a plastic heron, it didn't work here but then our garden is right beside a field where two herons regularly feed.
Dylan is your best deterrent.
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Heron
Apr 17, 2012 9:53:42 GMT
Post by grindle on Apr 17, 2012 9:53:42 GMT
I might try stringing the fishing line around the vunerable places and hope that a certain someone doesn't get tangled in it as he uses the pond as his watering hole.
With a bit of luck it won't come back as it doesn't have good access
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Heron
Apr 17, 2012 18:47:45 GMT
Post by SueA on Apr 17, 2012 18:47:45 GMT
I've seen a heron flying low over the houses around here recently too. They used to raid both our neighbours ponds when they kept fish & a couple of times I found dead fish they'd dropped & another neighbour at the back put a note in the shop window when they found a fish on their lawn still alive & put it in a washing up bowl!One neighbour put a layer of net about a foot high around his pond, it worked but it didn't look pretty. The cats are a bigger problem now here, they keep killing our frogs.
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Heron
Apr 18, 2012 5:06:53 GMT
Post by grindle on Apr 18, 2012 5:06:53 GMT
 they do here too
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Heron
Apr 18, 2012 5:10:54 GMT
Post by esther on Apr 18, 2012 5:10:54 GMT
After I posted my message yesterday I went downstairs,glanced through the window and the bl**dy Heron was standing by the pond  I hope the fish have gone deep in the pond because I could only see 2  We do have a net over most of the pond but not where the plants are . |
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Heron
Apr 18, 2012 7:18:18 GMT
Post by grindle on Apr 18, 2012 7:18:18 GMT
>:(I do hope they are ok Esther. They have their young to feed, so garden takeaways are popular at the moment |
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Heron
Apr 18, 2012 8:23:05 GMT
Post by wildlifefriendly on Apr 18, 2012 8:23:05 GMT
The OH made an interesting observation, as we are in a drought and water levels are right down, the ratio of Herons to water will have changed so some of them will be looking for other fishing grounds.
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Heron
Apr 18, 2012 9:41:21 GMT
Post by Cherry on Apr 18, 2012 9:41:21 GMT
All you pond owners sound desperate. WF's husband could be right.
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Heron
Apr 22, 2012 14:45:12 GMT
Post by joysie21 on Apr 22, 2012 14:45:12 GMT
Ive had a fish pond for years but last week it must have been a heron who knocked over the pond pump also the pottery pot with a small water lilly in on an upturned pot and the pond was half empty i had to fill it up were did the water go ?? i only have three fish now
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they do here too
