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Protecting
Your Koi Pond |
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| Opportunistic feeders
that range over a wide area looking for food, Great Blue Herons
are attracted to backyard ponds across North America, where
they relish ornamental fish such as koi, as well as frogs and
other aquatic life. So if you build a backyard pond and stock
it with fish, it's probably just a matter of time before you'll
be visited by a roaming heron. |
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| Vigilance is required
for homeowners that don't want their koi pond treated as a giant
bird feeder by herons. Since herons are fairly territorial,
if one shows up uninvited (but face it, a bright orange fish
is a pretty good invitation!), you may be able to drive it away
with a life-sized heron decoy, available at many yard or garden
centers. |
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| Don't leave the
decoy out in the same place for too long, as herons will quickly
learn that an unmoving bird isn't a threat. Its probably best
to bring it out only when needed, and to move it to a new location
at least once a day. |
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| Source
of information — Rob Fergus, Audubon at Home |
| http://blog.audubon.org/cs/blogs/birdscapes/archive/2008/10/03/great-blue-heron-feeder.aspx |
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