big grey ugly birds

[XMil]

This?

 

[DanO]

Don't know how big your pond is, but a friend of mine uses tennis balls to keep Geese out of his pool and pond. He just serves a fast serve with his racket at them. Every other day he scoops up the balls off of the surface and puts them in a bucket by the deck.

I am surprised the Jack Russel isn't enough to keep them away.

 

[Ol' Wiley]

My dogs a jack rustle.. she managed to tackle one the other day.. it was awesome

Lmao! I have 2 jacks. I took them to the park and they saw Canadian geese for the first time, and flipped out. One slipped his collar and ran down the hill towards a herd of them. They all tried to get away but JRT's are fast! He jumped up and tackled a goose out of the air, funniest thing I had ever seen.

Videos/Pictures, or it didn't happen!

 

[LEaSH]

Heron and Crane have been known to have a taste for expensive Koi. I'm sure they'd like any other fish just the same, but koi pond fish are too easy.

Destructive as they are, I'm still a big fan of all birds. If possible, you can run a motion sensing sprinkler out where they like to hangout. As soon as they try to land the sprinler goes on and the take off. I've even seen alligator decoys that supposedly work.

 

[WormDirt]

This?

yep thats exactly it right there

 

[WormDirt]

Heron and Crane have been known to have a taste for expensive Koi. I'm sure they'd like any other fish just the same, but koi pond fish are too easy.

Destructive as they are, I'm still a big fan of all birds. If possible, you can run a motion sensing sprinkler out where they like to hangout. As soon as they try to land the sprinler goes on and the take off. I've even seen alligator decoys that supposedly work.

I cant do that it will go off when I go fishing lol

 

[XMil]

yep thats exactly it right there

That's a Blue Heron hen.

 

[OEF5]

YEs it is illegal,they are protected. They are probably some kind of Herron or sand hill cranes.


S,S,S

Can be hunted legally, you can hear them spring and fall but will be hard to see, they fly in large flocks way up. Unlike a snow goose that flies in flocks of 200k and up.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pcmnj0iMjc"]YouTube - Sandhill Crane Hunt 2-3-07[/ame]

The blue Heron usually are in single to pair groups. As everyone else has stated the are a federally protected bird DO NOT SHOOT.

 

[TiminMishawaka]

I would suggest some editing to this thread to. Allowing your dog to harass them is also a federal crime and just the kind of thing liberal anti-hunters would be looking for online.

 

[TiminMishawaka]

S,S,S

No. Continue the tradition of outdoors men being the finest examples of conservationists.

 

[mrjarrell]

I would suggest some editing to this thread to. Allowing your dog to harass them is also a federal crime and just the kind of thing liberal anti-hunters would be looking for online.

^^This!

 

[buzzard pickins]

Maybe its just me, but you put glasses on that thing,

JANET RENO

 

[WormDirt]

I would suggest some editing to this thread to. Allowing your dog to harass them is also a federal crime and just the kind of thing liberal anti-hunters would be looking for online.

will do I was not aware

 

[Cemetery-man]

Big birds gotta eat too.I'm pretty sure they wont eat all the fish in your pond.

Oh yes they will!

My dad lost an entire pond full of expensive Koi in less than a week while on vacation. Many of the Koi were to big to eat but they killed them trying and many were left floating or drug onto shore.

 

[Lucion]

Try a motion sensored sprinkler. Or admire nature.

 

[WormDirt]

Try a motion sensored sprinkler. Or admire nature.

I do admire nature.. when the animals aren't ugly and costing me money

 

[DeadeyeChrista'sdad]

Here now! That's no way to talk about one of those beautiful birds! It looks NOTHING like the antichr--- I mean Janet.

 

[MarkM]

Super soaker??? That's just my suggestion. Me myself I think they are pretty cool to watch while they fish. But I like birds.

 

[2cool9031]

In view of the situation....just kiss your fish good bye.

 

[Jack Ryan]

yep thats exactly it right there

I like 'em. They fish and stalk the banks of the creek at my place all the time.

I collect up all the eggs at nesting time and take them up to Richmond to hatch to help presearve the species and expand their home range they return to when grown. It's all part of the Great Blue Herron reintroduction program funded by grants from the general tax funds at the state and federal level.