- Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey
Published on: October 8, 2014
Ah, the joy of a fish pond.
Goldfish swimming lazily beneath pink waterlilies, doves splishing and splashing, frogs jumping and croaking, dragonflies darting and ambushing, and honey bees collecting water, trip after trip, for their colony.
Wonderful, right?
Not exactly. Not always.
Not when you operate a free sushi buffet for egrets. Free? The only “bill” around is the one they're using to snag your fish.
Last winter when the crape myrtle tree that shades our fish pond dropped its leaves, it was easy viewing and easy pickings for the egrets. Step up to the board walk, dip down and eat your fill. The main perpetrator was a Great Egret, about 3 to 4 feet tall,...
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