| We have had a small pond for 8 or 9 years and for the first time today, I caught a pair of green herons snacking on my goldfish! I chased them off, and thought they had eaten all of the fish but several hours later I saw a couple swimming at the edge of the pond.
There were about 40 small goldfish, at last count before it became dark we now have 6 or 7.
We also had 2 green frogs which serenaded me day and night. I was so upset at first because I didn't hear anything from them for 8 or 9 hours, but now I occasionally hear a croak or two. Not nearly their joyous "singing" that I am used to.
I went to Lowes and bought netting, which I have placed loosely across the pond, and I'm hoping that the frogs are able to maneuver around it (I tried to leave a lot of room around the perimeter of the pond where they like to climb out and sun themselves on a flat rock). Is this a good way to keep the herons out, and the fish and frogs safe?
So, is it possible that the fish and the frogs are traumatized by this incident, and "laying low" for a while? I never even saw a heron around here, and was surprised that suddenly there were two.
Any advice/ suggestions would be appreciated.
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