How Do You Keep Herons Out Of Garden Ponds?
Herons are predators and a major threat to the denizens of your garden pond. Not only will they eat the fish, they often severely wound the ones that they don’t catch during their efforts to spear them. Herons are large cranes, standing 4 feet tall. They have long legs for shallow water wading, possess long pointed beaks for spearing prey and are capable of eating every fish in your pool in practically no time at all. They feed during the day as well as at night. They are protected by law and it is illegal to trap them or to harm them in any way. Although your garden pond presents potentially easy meals for herons, there are some things that you can do to safeguard the residents of your garden pond from them. If you’ve just recently received your first visit from one of these cranes, expect another soon and be ready for it. Dig your pond in such a way that at least a third of the floor is over three feet deep. Herons can’t walk in water any deeper than that. Don’t construct shallow pla
