panoma1 Posted January 30, 2018 Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 21 minutes ago, Medic1281 said: 7 years on I hope he’s sorted the problem! Well if the Heron hasn't died of old age......the OP probably has no koi left by now!...........so one way or another the problem is likely to have resolved its self by now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad93 Posted January 30, 2018 Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 .22Blanks do the job. The one that used to visit my pond has never come back. They are territorial, so killing them isn’t in your best interest. You need to scare them off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crossy 666 Posted January 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 15 hours ago, Medic1281 said: 7 years on I hope he’s sorted the problem! I definitely sorted out the problem don’t worry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simjakcal Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 I would of said nowt on here, and just dealt with it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mat Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 1 hour ago, crossy 666 said: I definitely sorted out the problem don’t worry And i dare say you won't tell us what it was as that reply is very cryptic indicating you did something illegal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crossy 666 Posted January 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 (edited) 53 minutes ago, Big Mat said: And i dare say you won't tell us what it was as that reply is very cryptic indicating you did something illegal! I invited a load of bird watchers around with big cameras to take pictures of the lovely animal and like most of the tree hugers that stick there nose in and do more harm than good they scared it away for me that and me bringing a very large female goshawk home from work might have something to do with it. Edited January 31, 2018 by crossy 666 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewh100 Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 i have a licence from natural england to control cormorants and gooesander i see lots of herons on our waters like you say crossey they are a pain i find a starting pistols works fine dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 6 hours ago, simjakcal said: I would of said nowt on here, and just dealt with it ! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted February 2, 2018 Report Share Posted February 2, 2018 quite often stopped what I'm doing to watch a Heron stalking, best one was on a small stream just outside Edinburgh near the botanical gardens, they turn up in the most unlikely places. But I can understand someone not wanting to feed them sushi every morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ordnance Posted February 4, 2018 Report Share Posted February 4, 2018 On 29/01/2011 at 17:54, sitsinhedges said: I've seen herons take young rabbits. I hate the things almost as much as magpies but wouldn't shoot one unless I was allowed to. You hate Herons for killing to eat and survive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted February 4, 2018 Report Share Posted February 4, 2018 1 hour ago, ordnance said: You hate Herons for killing to eat and survive. I think you have put 2 and 2 together and come up with 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aricci Posted April 19, 2019 Report Share Posted April 19, 2019 On 29/01/2011 at 15:51, Scully said: It is illegal to shoot Herons.They are a protected species. Absolutely not, all herons are protected species and also seriously endangered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bell Posted April 19, 2019 Report Share Posted April 19, 2019 3 hours ago, Aricci said: Absolutely not, all herons are protected species and also seriously endangered. Have a slight fishy tang to them I find, bit like a cross between a swan and a cormorant I find.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted April 19, 2019 Report Share Posted April 19, 2019 Why has this been resurrected? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCat Posted April 19, 2019 Report Share Posted April 19, 2019 On 29/01/2011 at 17:57, Colster said: I found clay land drains work well though, drop them in the water and the fish hide in them. Our two unwelcome visitors got bored waiting for them to come back out and we haven't had a problem since. If they're big koi you might need 6" ones rather than the 4" ones my shubbys hide in. Neighbour did this and it worked a treat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted April 20, 2019 Report Share Posted April 20, 2019 Watched herons take many a young duckling when I was maggot drowning. They can be a awful pest. Fishing line tied in a mesh across a frame a foot above the pond usually hi sets them enough to move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted April 20, 2019 Report Share Posted April 20, 2019 I read somewhere that if a heron alights in the top of a tree and is alarmed it will deposit the contents of its bowels when departing. Didn't believe this until a few years ago I was out with the gun awaiting a few pigeons, when a heron perched in the top of the tree that I was standing under. Nevertheless, I very slowly moved out of its line of fire should this be correct and sure enough it took flight in alarm and 'Glooooooosh'. The amount of carp that it left down the side of the tree was incredible. I'm only glad that I had previously read about this. Whether it's a defence mechanism or purely fright, which I suspect, is a matter of opinion. They do however, look somewhat out of place perched on top of a tree when they are normally to be seen on the ground or in shallow water. OB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted April 20, 2019 Report Share Posted April 20, 2019 Herons can go into a dead faint if alarmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbird Posted April 20, 2019 Report Share Posted April 20, 2019 Put a crocodile in the pond that should sort out your heron problem. 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted April 20, 2019 Report Share Posted April 20, 2019 1 hour ago, Old Boggy said: I read somewhere that if a heron alights in the top of a tree and is alarmed it will deposit the contents of its bowels when departing. Didn't believe this until a few years ago I was out with the gun awaiting a few pigeons, when a heron perched in the top of the tree that I was standing under. Nevertheless, I very slowly moved out of its line of fire should this be correct and sure enough it took flight in alarm and 'Glooooooosh'. The amount of carp that it left down the side of the tree was incredible. I'm only glad that I had previously read about this. Whether it's a defence mechanism or purely fright, which I suspect, is a matter of opinion. They do however, look somewhat out of place perched on top of a tree when they are normally to be seen on the ground or in shallow water. OB They nest up trees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted April 20, 2019 Report Share Posted April 20, 2019 23 minutes ago, islandgun said: They nest up trees Yes, I did know that and have seen a few heronries in different parts of the country, but just think that they look a bit awkward. Thanks for the picture though. OB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted April 20, 2019 Report Share Posted April 20, 2019 I'm sure the original heron is dead of old age by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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