The heron keeps coming back to my pond, looking for more fish. He even got my “Lucky Fish” who survived his prior attacks and several moves and water changes. It appears my heron is not afraid of the floating alligator head.
I thought about having a sign made “Blue Heron Cafe – Closed”. With the new raised pond design I guess I will have to build some sort of fencing. I may try to mimic a Japanese bridge railing.
Other deterrents do not seem to have much effect either. I have heard/read of poor results from others with fake herons, water sprays, and the bamboo noise makers can not keep a determined heron away. There is one contraption that spins a bamboo pole in a circle around your pond, but I don’t think I want to go that route. I may try fine netting too once I have fish.
