Do you reckon I should shoot it ??

[The PIT]

It's scaring my fish.

[GNEP]

nah just string some wires around the pond so it can't land

[Sethos]

Is that one real or a plastic statue?? I can't tell in the pic...we have one that flies around here, and from time to time you'll see it in the sky or by a pond or something...

~Sethos

[The PIT]

Luckily it's plastic but we've had a real one here a month ago. Hopefully this one will deter any others. Knowing my luck one will try and mate with it.
It's also the possible the local fox will try and eat it.

[Sethos]

Originally posted by The PIT
Luckily it's plastic but we've had a real one here a month ago. Hopefully this one will deter any others. Knowing my luck one will try and mate with it.
It's also the possible the local fox will try and eat it.

LOL maybe a scare crow that goes "booga booga booga" will do the trick

~Sethos

[The PIT]

Originally posted by Sethos
LOL maybe a scare crow that goes "booga booga booga" will do the trick

~Sethos

I think the neighbours would complain about that.

[The PIT]

Oh forgot to mention when the wind gets up around sixty it could well go fishing anyway. If it does I'll screw to a concrete slab.

[Greebe]

If another sees it, it's an open invitation to join.

Crane's, Heron's and Egret's all exhibit this behavour.

Around here we have a Great Egret whom we lovingly call "George" or other neighbors refer to as "Big Bird". Not quite as big as a crane, but does have a >6' (2m) wingspan.

If he spies me outside, even if from the opposite side of the lake or down the street it'll only be a few moments before he's by my side begging for food (he's such the little mooch Often follows me home even.. and that's quite the odd sight.

[GNEP]

That's quite cool

[The PIT]

Greebe have you tried making george into a pie.

As for attacting more let's see what happens. If I end up with zero fish we'll know.

[Brian Ellis]

Pit

If you do see a real yellow-billed stork, phone Birdwatch straight away. You will have every twitcher within a radius of 1000 km descending on your garden. I guess the nearest one should not be any closer than 10,000 km from wherever you live.

[The PIT]

Originally posted by Brian Ellis
Pit

If you do see a real yellow-billed stork, phone Birdwatch straight away. You will have every twitcher within a radius of 1000 km descending on your garden. I guess the nearest one should not be any closer than 10,000 km from wherever you live.

No it was a heron in the garden. I think someones got the colour scheme wrong somewhere.

[Jon P. Inghram]

I was gonna say, shoot it to put it out of its misery, it's got a wire stuck up it's butt!

[The PIT]

Originally posted by Jon P. Inghram
I was gonna say, shoot it to put it out of its misery, it's got a wire stuck up it's butt!

It's enjoying it.

[agallag]

When the question is "should I shoot it?", the default answer is "yes".