Anti-Bird Netting

[Ken Russell]

I lost three of my biggest goldfish to an egret, so I bought some anti-bird
netting which is a nylon type web with about 3/4 inch holes.

It seems to me that a bird would not see the net (it's black) and could
still cause havoc in the pond if it got tangled in the net.

Have I chosen the wrong solution?

Regards,
Ken Russell


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[Jim Humphries]

I have been using a similar netting for several years. The only problem I
have had was with smaller birds who sometimes flew under it. They entrapped
themselves and would die if not discovered quickly enough. I solved that by
strategically placed plantings. Netting is the only surefire way to avoid
losses from herons and the like.
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Jim and Sara Humphries, Victoria, BC

"Ken Russell" > wrote in message
u...
> I lost three of my biggest goldfish to an egret, so I bought some
anti-bird
> netting which is a nylon type web with about 3/4 inch holes.
>
> It seems to me that a bird would not see the net (it's black) and could
> still cause havoc in the pond if it got tangled in the net.
>
> Have I chosen the wrong solution?
>
> Regards,
> Ken Russell
>
>
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right solution, it is just going to take time for them to figure out they aint gonna
get no more free meals. anything heavier will degrade the quality of looking at our
ponds. Ingrid

"Ken Russell" > wrote:

>I lost three of my biggest goldfish to an egret, so I bought some anti-bird
>netting which is a nylon type web with about 3/4 inch holes.
>
>It seems to me that a bird would not see the net (it's black) and could
>still cause havoc in the pond if it got tangled in the net.
>
>Have I chosen the wrong solution?


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DH just dug me a path to the pond (well all of 3 feet, but the snow is deep and
crusted over with ice). cleared the corner plastic I pick up to check the fish and
it must be cold they are on the bottom. no happy faces in a feeding frenzy. the
water is liquid no ice at all so everything is working fine. whew. Ingrid


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
http://puregold.aquaria.net/
www.drsolo.com
Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.

[~ jan JJsPond.us]

Know that feeling of relief. :o) ~ jan

>On Sun, 08 Feb 2004 19:36:24 GMT, wrote:

>DH just dug me a path to the pond (well all of 3 feet, but the snow is deep and
>crusted over with ice). cleared the corner plastic I pick up to check the fish and
>it must be cold they are on the bottom. no happy faces in a feeding frenzy. the
>water is liquid no ice at all so everything is working fine. whew. Ingrid
>
>
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
>http://puregold.aquaria.net/
>www.drsolo.com
>Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
>compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
>endorsements or recommendations I make.

~ jan