The great Blue Heron

[ducks4you]

We see herons in our ditches (some ditches are 12 feet deep) all of the time. One even took up residence in a pond by a WalMart parking lot. I understand that they WILL try to peck at your eyes, so don't get too close!

 

[Carol Dee]

Oh I don't think I would worry about them trying to poke you in the eye! They are just over 3 feet tall. And pretty timid. They would fly off before you could get real close. But like any other animal you probably do not want to corner them.

 

[seedcorn]

Here they destroy ponds as they eat all the small fish along the edges that feed the larger fish.

 

[curly_kate]

Gorgeous! We have one who hangs out at our pond. Drives DH crazy because the bird is eating "his" fish, but he has to put up with it, being married to a bird nerd and all!

 

[Lavender2]

Here they destroy ponds as they eat all the small fish along the edges that feed the larger fish.

Perhaps you just need more fish in your ponds.

 

[seedcorn]

OR perhaps we need to eat more fried blue heron....

 

[Smart Red]

Oh, seedcorn!

I was about to say that I could never do that when I realized that I certainly could under the right conditions. Probably tastes a bit like chicken used to taste back in the good old days (or here on the farm).

The pond fish need more hiding spaces. Big ponds: downfalls, rocky outcrops, weedy areas and little ponds like mine: old pots tipped on their side. In nature, fish and fowl manage to get along together. Ponds need to be more natural.

 

[thistlebloom]

It would probably taste fishy and fowl.

 

[Smart Red]

Ah ha! Like duck, goose, and swan then. Sounds edible enough should the need arise.