Re: water garden
- To: <l*@slonet.org>
- Subject: Re: water garden
- From: R* D* <r*@deltanet.com>
- Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 17:46:16 +0800
On 1998-11-11 larmstro@slonet.org said:
>cc: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
>I live in the central coast of California where there is a bird
>sanctuary and it is possible to completely discourage herons from
>eating the fish from the fish pond by putting a dummy heron or
>egret close to the pond. Apparently they are territorial. The
>dummy can be cut from a piece of wood about life size and works
>like a charm. Lillian
>larmstro@slonet.org
That's odd. My wife and I have observed 8 Great Egrets and a great blue
heron feeding from the same pond. All were within a few feet of each
other. Apparently, they are not always territorial, although a Great
Blue Heron can chase a Great Egret away from any food source.
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