bc,
I assume you were talking about herons and not water turkeys. If so, I agree they can be harmlessly harrassed away. Water turkeys...no way. I have had the same bird return every 15 to 30 minutes all day long trying to get at my fish. Guess I can't absolutely prove its the same bird, but it sure looked like the same bird. They continuously test you to find the times that you are not watching the pond. When they find that time, they will return every day thereafter at the same time...don't believe me? Well I wouldn't blame you if you didn't cause I wouldn't attribute that level of "smarts" to what otherwise appears to be a very stupid bird, but I've seen it over and over in the winters in East Texas.,
