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Author:  earthbound [ Oct 5th, '11, 10:21 ]
Post subject:  Damn Birds
Thought we had the birds sorted out, seems he was just waiting till the trout got a bit larger. Notice the damage on both sides of the trout.

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Might be a little hard to see, but the trout have big V's down either sides of their body. There's one with a ripped open gill plate and there was a dead trout laying on the ground today.

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We have a mesh over the tank, but I guess this provides a perfect hunting platform for the bird to sit on. We specifically lowered the water level quite a lot, it's down about a foot or 30 cm from the mesh, but once again, I guess he just sits on it with his neck and head down in the mesh waiting for the fish to come near.

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Author:  freoboy [ Oct 5th, '11, 11:15 ]
Post subject:  Damn Birds
Put cable ties with the end sticking up on the cover so he can't land? Maybe one every 2 or so squares?
Author:  earthbound [ Oct 5th, '11, 12:14 ]
Post subject:  Re: Damn Birds
Make a pin cushion effect... :)

I think we may drop some finer mesh on top for the moment..
Author:  Whisper [ Oct 5th, '11, 12:47 ]
Post subject:  Re: Damn Birds
What a coincidence. I have had the same problem in the last week.
I have a massive ibis looking thing eating my small Koi out of the sump tank.
He can stand on the ground and still reach to the bottom of the tank.
I have now placed a foam lid over it after losing 5 little Koi.
Author:  gorotsuki69 [ Oct 5th, '11, 13:08 ]
Post subject:  Re: Damn Birds
I had this one standing over my fishtank. what kind of bird is it?
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Author:  earthbound [ Oct 5th, '11, 13:51 ]
Post subject:  Re: Damn Birds
Oh yeah, he's found you...

It's a night heron see here for more pics http://www.google.com.au/search?q=night ... d=0CFMQsAQ

We have had problems off and on with them for 1-2 years, and the sneaky buggers will come in at night time when you can;t see them.
Author:  mantis [ Oct 5th, '11, 14:18 ]
Post subject:  Re: Damn Birds
I've had troubles with smaller birds. Black birds scratching my seedlings out of the punnets I had them in sitting in the growbeds to get water. They also got worms coming out of the growbeds into the punnets and I reckon they are what the birds were after.
Stuffed a few of my corn babies but no major damage
Author:  ivansng [ Oct 5th, '11, 16:36 ]
Post subject:  Re: Damn Birds
How abt securing some bird netting to the mesh?

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Author:  arbe [ Oct 5th, '11, 17:12 ]
Post subject:  Re: Damn Birds
That or leave Joker on guard duty.
Author:  chillidude [ Oct 5th, '11, 17:14 ]
Post subject:  Re: Damn Birds
earthbound wrote:
Oh yeah, he's found you...

It's a night heron see here for more pics http://www.google.com.au/search?q=night ... d=0CFMQsAQ

Yeah. those things are the ninjas of the bird world
Author:  earthbound [ Oct 5th, '11, 18:42 ]
Post subject:  Re: Damn Birds
Oh yeah stealthy killers... We have put a bird mesh over the top of the metal mesh now, hopefully this will stop some of the fish losses.
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