While growing up in Eugene Oregon, we had an unusual yard visitor for
about three weeks in late spring. A great-blue heron. We had a nice pond
that we had raised goldfish in for about 5 years. One week a certain
person (my dad) decided the pond needed a good cleaning, it was getting to
murky to see his goldfish. Well the nice sparkling color made it desirable
to a GBH passing over and over the three week period the GBH ate 22 of our
28 4-5 inch Goldfish. He didn't think it was a good idea to clean it again
:).

Scott Downes
sdownes at u.washington.edu
Seattle WA



On Thu, 12 Feb 1998, Irene Wanner wrote:

> I have a wet back yard and talked to some landscapers at the garden show
> last weekend about ponds. Some people suggested lily pads and koi; the
> koi, they say, eat algae. Of course, herons and such find out about your
> koi and slurp! But you migh check ideas out at the library, arboretum or
> with landscapers whose specialty is yard ponds. - Irene, Seattle CD
>
> On Wed, 11 Feb 1998, Gayle Benton wrote:
> > >
> > We have a small concrete pond built especially for the birds. They love it
> > but it is a royal pain in the neck. It leaks (and we can't find the leak),
> > but the main problem is algae....
>
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