A Great Blue Heron has been visiting the pond. It stares wistfully and hungrily downward. We keep a net over the water, but a couple of days ago something big jumped into the middle of the pond, taking the net and the rock that that held one side with it so I've had to remove the net for now.
The net kept the heron from getting the fish but presumably did not stop an attempted fishing expedition. Without the net the water is clearer and access is free to the dragonflies. The fish are fine so far but very wary.
Visiting Cat once chased the heron away. It comes several times a morning I'm not sure if I'll replace the net or not. Usually the herons and egrets that stop by come once or twice then give up. This bird is persistent. It does make me a bit more inclined to carry out the natural pond idea. There is an impending too many fish problem for the pond.
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