| Can herons attack from the air?
Behavior
"Great Blue Herons are often seen flying high overhead with slow wing-beats. When foraging, they stand silently along riverbanks, lake shores, or in wet meadows, waiting for prey to come by, which they then strike with their bills. They will also stalk prey slowly and deliberately. Although they hunt predominantly by day, they may also be active at night. They are solitary or small-group foragers, but they nest in colonies. Males typically choose shoreline areas for foraging, and females and juveniles forage in more upland areas."
Does anyone know if heron can attack without landing? Can herons take koi from ponds to deep for them to walk in very easily? I see the above says they stike with their bills. I saw a large heron on the rock edge of my pond once, but it didn't take any fish and hasn't been back. So does making ponds that drop off sharply offer some protection to the koi?
Mitch
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