Heron.

[Guest Ferret1959]

Just wait until I see the *astard.

My fishes in the pond were happy chasing each other round the pond the other day with one thing on their minds.

Now they ain't cos I think they is Heron breakfast.

Either that or they have gone walkabouts.

None to be seen,gone,they is no more.

[MrWiggly]

Not necessarily Heron my friend.

 

Cats are on the prowl .. Magpies are an absolute menace if your fish are smallish .. No footprints round the pond .. are there ??

[Guest Ferret1959]

It's a raised pool and I have seen the Heron in the past.

Cats stay away from my garden.

 

Not seen a magpie in my garden in the ten years I've lived here.

They are about but not near.

 

No footprints, got pebbles around the pond.

[MrWiggly]

Buy yourself a shotgun mate ...

[Guest Ferret1959]

Guns are no problem, it's catching the early bird that's the problem.

 

Looks like it's gonna be horrible netting to cure the problem.

[Jaffa]

I have the same problem Dave

 

I've been told to try one of those plastic herons or running monoflament lines about 12" above the pond.

 

Have not tried either yet, as its not been back for a while, possibly because Im down to about 5 goldfish now

[MrWiggly]

Mate of mine swears by spinning CDs hung on cotton round the pond area ... might be worth a try ...

[Zigs]

ahh, the march of progress, when i was a lad we used to string video tape around the pond, now it's gone digital !

[Ken Davison South Wales]

Herons will not land in water, they always walk to the edge of the water. They cannot bend their legs to walk over objects about 12" high. Two rows of mono 12" above ground level one about 12" back from the pond and the second 12" behind will stop a heron in his tracks. I used some alloy green canes which blend in well with the plants and are very rigid so the mono is tightly stretched in between the canes.

 

Used it for three plus years now without a problem.