Herons have such a rought time in the wild just trying to survive. They have almost an 80% mortality their first year just trying to get enough food to survive. They are so gorgeous too.
Loved your video! I have one visiting my small Koi pond, right in the middle of a residental neighborhood. So far I only lost 1 large godfish, but now my fish will no longer come up to eat. I have since netted it. and chased hin off the bridge. He was so tall, he came up to my nose.
Try using a net covering the entire pond and use bricks to retain it don't leave any open spaces for it to crawl under. Reinforce with a couple of 2x4x8 boards under the net. Heavy deer net is best, lay the boards across the pond, like a frame. Those birds are smart and when they get use to free sashimi they will move in for the long haul.
Nah, although years ago one visiting a neighbor's fish pond developed Rapid Onset Lead Poisoning. For us, the floating islands of plants, and fence cover, seems to have stopped them from bothering us. Recently, though, something has gotten a couple fish, and we haven't caught whatever it was on a camera yet. We've got enough wildlife here that it could be several things. Don't think it's a heron, though.
+Nathan King Well, we did restock, and then had to deal with snakes, and owls, and herons again. And one hawk; I really should post the video of the hawk stalking around the pond. Thankfully, I think we've got the right amount of plant cover to hide our fish. We've had none go missing in a couple of years.
I did not think that just plant cover would help the heron situation that much. I thought somebody would have to stand out there with a gun or take some other drastic measure to experience the glee of having successfully produced a frustrated heron.
+Nathan King Well, I did have to make a cover out of farm fencing, and place that over the pond for a few months till the herons got tired of it (plenty frustrated), and I have video from us starting to put the little floating islands of plants out, where one tried to use them as stepping stones. Had to put the fence back over it a while after that. So, once they get locked on target, they will stay at it for a good while, for sure. But it is also harder for them to realize there are fish there now. So we have the floating islands of plants that provide about 50% cover, and I keep that fence handy if one shows up. Like I said, they've shown no interest in a couple years now, and are content, it seems, to hunt across the street at a big lake. They might also be just trying to lull me into a false sense of security....
@@lkosiliconmage Just don't try to scare it off yourself. Had a buddy about lose an eye to of after evidently snagging it while fishing. Still has the scar on his face.
Heron's can paralyze a human by piercing the spine or the skull, which can result in death. Those birds are gangsta! the only word to use. never approach a lame one....they are most dangerous.
