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Stone the crows (I wish)
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Posted by big_kid West London (My Page) on Sun, May 25, 08 at 4:53
| Flamin' Norah, I've already lost all my conical-shaped pond snails to the goldfish and now I've got a dirty great big crow that's suddenly appeared and is systematically wiping out my lovely ramshorn snails. I've seen it a number of times now and it breaks up the shell to get to the poor, defenceless occupant. When I rush outside, it flies off with the snail in its beak.
Has anyone else experienced this? I really don't want to have to net the pond again just to deter this feathered monster, because it's such a delight watching all the other birds having a bath/drinking in there.
Ramshorns are brilliant at removing algae from the pondliner and also on the plants themselves.
Big Kid |
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RE: Stone the crows (I wish)
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Ideal baby food!
You could net it until the nesting season is over, or barricade it's favourite perching place. |
RE: Stone the crows (I wish)
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| Never thought about it being baby grub. Funny how it's only just arrived in my garden this year because a few crows have always been around the area. Back to the netting! |
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