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haha, i see the creature now. ta.
damm those night herons. youd think they wouldnt take much.
they sure do.
in what i had a count on, because id orderd 80 odd fish to grow up for breeders, i was left with 25 after about 1 month of the thing hangin round. they were about 8cm fish, i lost 4 xlge black moores and numerous feeder kois.
hed turn up early in the morning and id hate to know how many days i never saw him.. had no idea till i took a head count on what was left.
i was thinking good, its time to breed those fans now.. then hangon theres no big boys left.
for just 30 bucks i got some hail netting and the bird doesnt come around anymore and it wasnt because i hit it with a rock cause all my shots were no good.
saw a wildlife doc on similar bird a few days ago, they curl the neck back like a snake ready to strike and whack. 130km/h.
also i get these willy wagtails, a rather small bird..once i had a 5m walking raft/ float half submerged and the hatched fry were all over it and the birds were standing there feasting on the fry against the white background. peck, peck, peck, one dollar. kingfishers are one of the best, they rarely miss and theyll eat 10 fingerlings in 15 minutes, they take some back to the young..
cormorants, they are strong, said to pull out fish up to 1 kilo, will eat until gorged, waddle around on the pond bank and spew them up then go fishing, hangon, catching again. thats what took out that latest pond.
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