 | | From: | kathy | | Subject: | Re: Herons | | Date: | 11 Jan 2005 18:20:09 -0800 |
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 | Options for herons
- netting the pond
- use a motion activated sprinkler
- goldfish decoy, heron goes for it first,
gives the fish time to hide in a
- black pvc pipe
My labradors and I were able to scare a heron away
over a two day period.
kathy
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| | From: | Cichlidiot | | Subject: | Re: Herons | | Date: | Wed, 12 Jan 2005 19:16:41 +0000 (UTC) |
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| In rec.ponds kathy wrote:
> My labradors and I were able to scare a heron away
> over a two day period.
Don't discount the power of dogs. I saw on that Animal Planet "dog jobs"
(or maybe it was the breed profile, forget exactly) show that a fish
breeder in FL uses trained dogs to scare away migratory birds. The dogs
were trained to chase and bark at any birds that try to land in their
area, but not to touch or attack the birds (thus keeping them legal in
terms of the migratory bird act). The dogs were also under constant
supervision by a handler to make sure they adhered to their training.
According to the story, it made a significant reduction in losses to have
the dogs around the outdoor stock ponds.
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| | From: | Crashj | | Subject: | Re: Herons | | Date: | Fri, 14 Jan 2005 21:40:58 GMT |
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| On or about Wed, 12 Jan 2005 19:16:41 +0000 (UTC), Cichlidiot
wrote something like:
>In rec.ponds kathy wrote:
>> My labradors and I were able to scare a heron away
>> over a two day period.
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>Don't discount the power of dogs. I saw on that Animal Planet "dog jobs"
>(or maybe it was the breed profile, forget exactly) show that a fish
>breeder in FL uses trained dogs to scare away migratory birds.
<>
> The dogs were also under constant
>supervision by a handler
So what did the handler do? Scare off the birds!
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Crashj
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| | From: | Benign Vanilla | | Subject: | Re: Herons | | Date: | Wed, 12 Jan 2005 15:06:46 -0500 |
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"Cichlidiot" wrote in message
news:cs3t2p$2dr$1@skeeter.ucdavis.edu...
> In rec.ponds kathy wrote:
> > My labradors and I were able to scare a heron away
> > over a two day period.
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> Don't discount the power of dogs. I saw on that Animal Planet "dog jobs"
> (or maybe it was the breed profile, forget exactly) show that a fish
> breeder in FL uses trained dogs to scare away migratory birds. The dogs
> were trained to chase and bark at any birds that try to land in their
> area, but not to touch or attack the birds (thus keeping them legal in
> terms of the migratory bird act). The dogs were also under constant
> supervision by a handler to make sure they adhered to their training.
> According to the story, it made a significant reduction in losses to have
> the dogs around the outdoor stock ponds.
My dog does that. Can I rent her out? LOL.
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BV
Webporgmaster of iheartmypond.com
http://www.iheartmypond.com
I'll be leaning on the bus stop post.
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