I too had to go with a net after losing two koi.. the floating aligator didnt work for me.. anyone know where I can get a clear net?? I would like to swap the black one out for clear as I think it would look better.. I hate having to net the pond at all but I dont like losing koi either.. I checked pondnets.com and they look to only have black and their nets are a bit pricey too..

Just checked out your Feral Forest Facebook page. Wonderful photos and very informative. I will go back and look at all your albums. Keep up the good work. As to GBH, fantastic bird! Love these! I see one occasionally on my 1.6 acre rural property near my creek (obviously) but have never had the camera with me at the time. I did catch one on film a few years ago sitting atop my neighbour's shed. Absolutely stunning creatures! When in Florida, walking along the beach, they are so used to people, I could walk right up to it - about 5 feet away to take pics. Love these majestic birds!

Since they are swimming birds i guess they could swim, but maybe I'm wrong. A great blue heron just flew over my backyard a few weeks ago.

Herons nest in a "rookery" where you will find a number of them all together while they are breeding, laying eggs, and caring for their young (the largest rookery here in Colorado is located at St. Vrain SP I believe). Otherwise they can be quite solitary, at least they don't tend to travel in flocks the way some other birds do. However, numerous individuals can congregate together in suitable habitat. I work at Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR in Commerce City and a couple weeks ago I counted 8 all clustered together in one location as they were fishing at a lake we've got on the refuge. A few days later I think it was four or five all standing in a neat row at the same lake.