Massacre at the Pond
A sad time Sunday afternoon when checking the pond, there appeared to be some fish parts floating on the surface. Upon closer inspection, I could see a goldfish about a foot under water that had been torn. His head was almost detached from the body. I pulled him out for a closer look but was unable to determine what caused his demise. It really looks like a predator attacked him but dropped him before finishing the meal or taking him home for the predator family meal. I don't know how long he was dead but it appeared to happen that day with the body parts floating on the surface. All seemed calm tonight with the other fish.
posted by homepond | 4:11 PM
2 Comments:
I read the history of your pond from the very beginning. We have been laying out a plan for a garden and we have thought about including a pond. I can't decide if the work involved will outweight the benefits but my guess is it will. Our pond would be much smaller but I think we will enjoy it nevertheless. Hope you solve that hawk problem soon! Thanks for the inspiration.
Tina,
We started with a small pond 90 gallons but we enjoyed it so much, we build the larger one 750 gallons a little over a year later. It is a lot of work especially with my homemade filter but is a pleasure most of the time.
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