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Here are some photos of the great blue heron that the Wildlife Rescue Association of B. World Canada Local. Full Menu Search Menu. Close Local your local region National.

Search Submit search Quick Search. Comments Close comments menu. Video link. Close X. Click to scroll back to top of the page Back to top. By Jesse Ferreras Global News. Owners of ornamental fish ponds who are concerned about the activities of herons should try and use preventative methods to make the area less attractive to herons and provide protection for the fish. Reducing the likelihood of herons eating fish from a garden pond is most effective if taken into account when designing the pond.

Consider what makes a pond attractive to herons, and incorporate a range of features that would make it difficult for a heron to get to the fish. The least attractive pond and easiest to protect is the small, steep-sided ornamental variety with a good covering of lily pads harbouring half a dozen goldfish in a small urban garden. The most attractive to herons and very difficult to protect is a large, unenclosed pond with gently sloping earth banks, leaping with fish, on a river floodplain near a heronry.

Find out how to stop heron eating pond fish with this list of deterrent methods. Some of these methods require more planning than others. If you have a pond in your garden and are finding herons are a problem, we've listed a few ways to deter herons and keep your fish safe.

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