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Heron after the Fish
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Im nearly 40 and have never seen it before .Today a friend told me he was chasing a heron away from his fish pond all morning .The heron has eaten about 330 quids worth of fish this week .He has put a net over the pond but the crafty heron will not be beaten .Is the heron a protected species is there many of the about ? What else can he do ?
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http://www.s quirrelco... uirrel-Repel ler/2.htm
14:02 Sat 09th Jul 2011
From the RSPB:
http://www.rspb.org.u...sandponds/herons.aspx
http://www.rspb.org.u...sandponds/herons.aspx
http://www.primrose-l...-repeller-p-1907.html
One of these - fun if the kids don't know about it as well. There is a bigger one made in Canada which is really effective and covers 360 degrees with a heck of a wallop over 40 ft - uses pressure and a god sensor.Can't remember the brand though.
One of these - fun if the kids don't know about it as well. There is a bigger one made in Canada which is really effective and covers 360 degrees with a heck of a wallop over 40 ft - uses pressure and a god sensor.Can't remember the brand though.
We had the same problem but our fish were cheaper! We have a wire fence around the perimeter of the pond - about knee height to a heron. They apparently like to be able to wade into a pond so when their knees touch the fence they stop. We have also criss-crossed wires over the top of the pond to try and confuse him if he wants to land on the fountain etc. Seems to have worked so far. Good luck.
My neighbour had a similar problem. He went back to the garden centre where he bought the fish and asked them for advice. They sold him a life-size plastic heron which he duly stationed by the side of his pond. Next day the (real) heron came back and gobbled a few more fish. Neighbour returned to garden centre with plastic heron and complained that it wasn't "fit for purpose". The garden centre bloke asked, "Did the real heron try to jump it?" "Actually, yes" replied neighbour. "Oh sorry, pal. I should've sold you a male. Try this one!"
Neighbour, ever gullible, took the replacement and set it up by his pond. No further trouble from visiting herons helping themselves to a free lunch!
I should perhaps mention that by this time there weren't any fish left in the pond anyway.
Neighbour, ever gullible, took the replacement and set it up by his pond. No further trouble from visiting herons helping themselves to a free lunch!
I should perhaps mention that by this time there weren't any fish left in the pond anyway.
DTcrosswordfan
http://www.primrose-l...-repeller-p-1907.html
One of these - fun if the kids don't know about it as well. There is a bigger one made in Canada which is really effective and covers 360 degrees with a heck of a wallop over 40 ft - uses pressure and a god sensor.Can't remember the brand though.
Golly I suppose that's one way of proving that He or She exists lol
http://www.primrose-l...-repeller-p-1907.html
One of these - fun if the kids don't know about it as well. There is a bigger one made in Canada which is really effective and covers 360 degrees with a heck of a wallop over 40 ft - uses pressure and a god sensor.Can't remember the brand though.
Golly I suppose that's one way of proving that He or She exists lol
try this, we sell them where i work, and they work quite well but you do need to move them occasionally as the herons work out they are fake.
http://www.amazon.co....qid=1311530975&sr=1-3
Dave.
http://www.amazon.co....qid=1311530975&sr=1-3
Dave.