The Good Banter Thread

[pugle1]

Got back from two weeks on the east coast, only to find that a damn heron has been hanging around here. The neighbour's girl chased him away once, but he definitely got the two goldfish out of the turtle pond (mosquito control) and probably about half of the fish from the pond. (Had about 40 or so.) Hard to tell exactly, since they won't even come out to feed. I had a net over the pond, about 5' up and hanging down around the edges, but I guess he figured out a way to get at the sides of the pond anyway.
John

Sad to hear john I've seen your set-up and you put so much work into it. To lose so many to a hungry bird like that, I bet you were heart broken.

 

[Ponder Koi]

Thank you for the kind remarks and your interest country escape. I decided to post these pics in this thread but I posted them 1 week after they hatched in their own thread so may just update that. I have NO fantail goldfish in the pond so the appearance of double tails is really exciting. I personify my self recreating some exotic breed. The thread is called Half my comet fry have fantails?

 

[pugle1]

This almost NEVER happens on my pond ...

 

[HARO]

Well, the fish are slowly starting to come up for food again, and it looks like MOST of them are still there! I've lowered the net so the edges now come right to the ground, and placed a few rocks to hold them in place, and I haven't seen the blue marauder since Sunday, so maybe he's taken the hint. Apparently this bird isn't the brightest thing on two long gangly legs, as the neighbour tells me he (the heron) has been checking out his (the neighbour's) SWIMMING POOL!!
John

 

[j.w]

Good deal John, glad the dumbo didn't get as many as you thought. I hope he is foiled now by your net setup now.

 

[Big Lou]

Happy for you John. Damn that bird!

 

[koiguy1969]

 

[j.w]

GETTIN' CLOSER!!!
POND STARS premiers on NAT GEO WILD on September 5, 2014! Set Your DVR's!

I was looking for this and found that in our area anyways it starts Sept 9th on Nat Geo channel 666HD for us at 7 - 8pm. The first episode will be about creating a pond for rescued turtles.

 

[koiguy1969]

I was looking for this and found that in our area anyways it starts Sept 9th on Nat Geo channel 666HD for us at 7 - 8pm. The first episode will be about creating a pond for rescued turtles.

it starts on the 9th everywhere.. had wrong date. channel 666 huh? God may not like you watching that channel!....lol

 

[koiguy1969]

 

[pugle1]

Franklin is still bigger than my grandson. Good! Maybe he won't grow-up too fast like my other grand kids did

 

[j.w]

Awww cute the kitty likes you new little grand baby

 

[pugle1]

Awww cute the kitty likes you new little grand baby

Franklin loves everyone...lol My Grandon Logan was just napping, and Franklin had to investigate....lol

 

[koiguy1969]

YOU KNOW WHAT?...it looks like SOA and Pond Stars start at the same time......UUUUHHHHGGGG! luckily they replay SOA twice afterwards. atleast they always did before.

 

[mrsclem]

What? No dvr? Hubby is a SOA fan so that will make for programing issues.