We discussed in the last article the devastating affects that a heron attack can have on your pond. There are quite a few ways you can stop this long legged bird, so hopefully these hints and tips will help you with your heron problem.

Add a protective barrier to the pond surface

The only sure fire way to stop a heron completely in its tracks is to add a barrier to the pond’s surface so that the heron can not reach your fish. This may not be the most aesthetic solution but it does work. You can either add fine mesh netting over the pond surface or if you want to try to retain some aesthetic feel why not try to stretch some fishing line around the pond or over the pond surface. Anything that may startle the heron is a good start.

Scare the Heron

You can buy heron scarers from online aquatic retailers that do a brilliant job at scaring the bird. The best ones have a PIR that detects movement, when the bird lands at the pond the scarer shoots a jet of water at the bird which has the desired effect of scaring the bird away. Other scarers emit an ultrasonic sound that deters unwanted predators. Most of these types of scarers will work as cat deterrents too so can be a great double pronged attack.

Decoys

Herons are solitary feeders so if you add a heron decoy to the edge of the pond another heron will be less likely to land. These work well and are a cheaper option than movement scarers.