Scarecrow

I had a raccoon that made me purchase a Scarecrow. I have one on each pond
now. So far so good, 4-5 years using, no losses to predators. They're
also good at soaking Pond Club Presidents. I have a note to myself on
the sliding door, SPRINKLER ON? inside and out. ~ jan

~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~

I have put my scarecrow on the sprinkler line, before the valve - so it is
on PVC.

Turning it OFF when enjoying the pond is advisable - unless you want to
entertain your guests/neighbors with your avoid the sprinkler dance - no
there is NO live video of it! sheesh Cat has learned to creep low till he
is sure it is off. hmmmm smarter than me.
--
Claudia
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"Age is...wisdom, if one has lived
one's life properly." --Miriam Makeba, singer

ClaudCar wrote:

I have put my scarecrow on the sprinkler line, before the valve - so it is
on PVC.

Turning it OFF when enjoying the pond is advisable - unless you want to
entertain your guests/neighbors with your avoid the sprinkler dance - no
there is NO live video of it! sheesh Cat has learned to creep low till
he
is sure it is off. hmmmm smarter than me.

Why am I not surprised about that. Cats have always _believed_ they're
smarter than us, anyway :-)
--
derek

Derek Broughton wrote:


Why am I not surprised about that. Cats have always _believed_ they're
smarter than us, anyway :-)

Well at least they are smarter than you. Now this group is about ponds,
not cats, let stick to the program.

McKoi.... the frugal ponder...
EVERYONE: "Please check people's headers for forgeries
before flushing." :-)
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"Reel Mckoi" wrote in message
...
Derek Broughton wrote:


Why am I not surprised about that. Cats have always _believed_ they're
smarter than us, anyway :-)

Well at least they are smarter than you. Now this group is about ponds,
not cats, let stick to the program.

McKoi.... the frugal ponder...
EVERYONE: "Please check people's headers for forgeries
before flushing." :-)
~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o

Reel Mckoi wrote:

Derek Broughton wrote:


Why am I not surprised about that. Cats have always _believed_ they're
smarter than us, anyway :-)

Well at least they are smarter than you. Now this group is about ponds,
not cats, let stick to the program.

McKoi.... the frugal ponder...
EVERYONE: "Please check people's headers for forgeries
before flushing." :-)

Yeah - that's one... I know who you are.
--
derek

I installed one after I lost a Koi to a heron.
http://www.kissingfrogs.tv/scarecrow.html
Haven't lost a fish since. That's the pro.

For cons, if it looks into the sun, that can cause it to go off
falsely. And, I have seen a heron land out of range and then walk all
around the pond without setting it off. It moved so slowly that its
motion was not detected. Still, I haven't lost a fish since
installed it.

Steve J. Noll | Ventura California (USDA Zone 10)
| The Glass Block Koi Pond/Fountain:
| http://www.kissingfrogs.tv

It's worked great for us. We tried using a net but frogs kept getting
caught in it and it was hard to use it with tall plants. The Scarecrow was
the answer. It's the noise and the water and of course the suddenness of
all that activity that scares off the predators. Cons are- forgetting it is
turned on, forgetting to turn it on, scaring some animals you may not want
to scare (you can turn its sensitivity down to not scare squirrels though),
goes off with shadows moving or if the wind blows bushes in its range,
having to know when to change the battery and water usage if it goes off a
lot like on a windy day. Pros- nothing gets caught in it, lawn gets watered
too, does not distract from pond view, is very effective at its job, keeps
nosy neighbors from venturing near your pond- lol.

Sharon

"Jeff Brown" wrote in message
...
I need to hear from people that are using the "scarecrow" sprinkler to
scare
off critters as to whether it really works, pros & cons. After two years
of
our pond life, a heron has discovered it. We have a bird sanctuary but
that
is not the bird we want and before we actually got to see it, some of our
oldest fish are gone and we are heartsick. I have the pond netted right
now
but I would like to use the sprinkler if it really works. Thanks for any
comments and suggestions.
Kathy

Thank all of you for your more than informing comments and suggestions. We
have decided to get one and hope this will do the trick. The heron still
checks on the pond to see if the net is gone. I saw him one day standing in
our upper pond/filter trying to figure out how he could get to the fish in
the lower pond. All the neighbors are on the outlook and a friend has
offered us his gun. If the sprinkler doesn't work, we'll be contacting our
friend :-). Thanks again.
Kathy Brown
"Jeff Brown" wrote in message
...
I need to hear from people that are using the "scarecrow" sprinkler to
scare off critters as to whether it really works, pros & cons. After two
years of our pond life, a heron has discovered it. We have a bird
sanctuary but that is not the bird we want and before we actually got to
see it, some of our oldest fish are gone and we are heartsick. I have the
pond netted right now but I would like to use the sprinkler if it really
works. Thanks for any comments and suggestions.
Kathy

Kathy Brown wrote All the neighbors are on the outlook and a friend
has
offered us his gun. If the sprinkler doesn't work, we'll be contacting
our
friend :-).

Okay, that's a smiley, not a winky... this is the problem with
the internet. I'm not sure if you are joking or not. So I have to say
it - you can't shoot herons! BIG fines, big jail time! You can call
them bad names, impinge upon their honor, look at them askance, cast
aspersions, cast spells,
make voodoo dolls and skewer them but you can't shoot them...

kathy ~ think I'll research google for heron spells... ;-)