Yesterday morning we had a new visitor to our fish pond. A Great Blue Heron must have been flying overhead and he (or she) apparently has phenomenal eyesight to spot our tiny concrete pond.
We stood by to see how close it would come with us standing in the window watching it. Although it became uneasy and tried to sneak around and approach from around the back side of the Rhododendrons, it still managed to get too close for comfort before I chased it away (notice the hummingbird going to the feeder above the heron's head in the first photo).
This gigantic wading bird was too tenacious, so after the third time I chased it away, we put more fencing up over the water. Hopefully the goldfish didn't think the tall heron was someone coming to feed them. Normally they line up at the surface when I come out with their food. What a shock that would be! Instead, the fish are hiding in the rocks and only coming out at night. Maybe they are smarter than they let on to be! 😉
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