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Dear Edgar,
We simply HAVE to stop meeting like this! (hee hee)
The herons sitting in the trees, now THERE’S a flashback memory. Year one, the year I suffered such severe heron-induced losses, started like that, and it took a neighbour to point this out to me. One day he stopped by when he saw me raking in the yard and asked if I’d had any missing fish recently. Of course I told him yes, and it was then that he proceeded to tell me about the morning show, the one that happened just moments after I left the house each day (5:30 a.m.). It seems that the heron was sitting on the peaked roof of a house adjacent to my property (I never noticed because, well, at 5:30 a.m. I’m lucky to be able to find the car!) but within moments of my rounding the corner, he (she) was down on the lawn, strutting purposefully toward the feeding hole. Up until then I’d been blaming everything from local mammals to nasty teenagers out for a spot of fun. And that was the beginning of my anti-heron device experimentation. There were many failed endeavors, the motion-activated sprinkler being one of them, but the fishing line fence is an enduring success (touch wood).
By this time your line may have slackened up a bit. If so, I suggest tightening it up, just to keep it taut and uncomfortable should your local predators decide to approach it again. Remember, they don’t have much in those tiny little heads - it’s their gullet doing the talking. Have a great day.
Brenda
On 7-Jun-08, at 4:15 PM, Edgar Owen wrote:
> Hi Brenda, > > Ooops, guess I was being dense! Maybe I do need you to tell me > everything! > > So far your suggestion of string fencing has worked, but this morning > when I dragged myself out of bed at 4:30 which is heron arrival time, > there were actually two of the beasts this time sitting up in the > tree tops. That’s the first time there were two together. So I don’t > know who is winning yet, me or the herons. In any case if the string > fence doesn’t work I’ll try to reinforce the message by scent marking > the posts! And no, you don’t have to tell me how to do that, I > learned how when I had dogs! And luckily the neighbors shouldn’t be a > problem as they can’t see my house or my ponds. I can see myself > trying to explain that to the judge! “But your honor, Brenda told me > to do it…..” > > Best, > Edgar > > > On Jun 6, 2008, at 11:04 PM, Brenda Rose wrote: > >> Smarty-pants! Urine is a natural repellent no matter what the species. >> I was suggesting either dog or human urine, and you already know where >> to find human urine. Sigh . . . do I have to tell you everything? >> (hee hee) >> >> Brenda >> >> On 6-Jun-08, at 11:06 AM, Edgar Owen wrote: >> >>> Thanks Brenda, >>> >>> He was around this morning early but never even went down to the >>> ponds so some at least temporary progress. Thanks for your advice. >>> >>> Well, I don’t know where one gets heron urine other than from a >>> heron. I’ll ask the next one I see to provide me with some! >>> >>> Best, >>> Edgar >>> >>> >>> >>> On Jun 6, 2008, at 5:41 AM, Brenda Rose wrote: >>> >>>> Well done, Edgar. And I’m just wondering about heron scent >> glands. Is >>>> there a chance that random splotches of urine spread about the >> yard, >>>> especially in the heron’s landing area, might serve as an >> additional >>>> deterrent? Make him/her unsettled as he patrols your property? It’s >>>> just a thought, although I’ve never tried that particular method >>>> myself. >>>> >>>> Yes, they are beautiful birds. Our number one ‘guest’ was a >> great blue >>>> heron, but occasionally the less dramatic type has dropped by as >> well. >>>> But they’re only beautiful as long as they take no fish. Once the >>>> first thievery has occurred, they become the enemy. >>>> >>>> I wish you continued good luck in thwarting your feathered friend. >>>> >>>> Brenda >>>> >>>> On 5-Jun-08, at 4:12 PM, Edgar Owen wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> I spent the morning putting up a double string fence around my two >>>>> ponds. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >>> >>> >>> ———————————— >>> >>> Yahoo! Groups Links >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > ———————————— > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >

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