Hijacking coming:
How about pushing off a Bald Eagle? In my area they have really grown in numbers. 10 years ago, I never saw one. Now, 2 or 3 a day is not uncommon.
I have one that has kind of taken up residency and it concerns me. I got a report from my neighbor last night he/she whapped my cattail maintaining muskrat. The second one in a week. And my duck pond is void of waterfowl which I'm suspecting the eagle is part to blame.
Don't get me wrong. I love to watch this majestic bird. And talk about a great top line predator but....
Cattail maintaining muskrat, or pond bank destroying muskrat? Use a little rodeo on the cattails and control both. It's not my pond, but I would gladly offer up a mid-size fish as a reward to any bird of prey that takes out a rat!!!!
I also doubt that the eagle is keeping out waterfowl. Maybe you don't have preferred plant life/conditions to attract the fowl....?
I live near the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers where we have the largest congregation of Bald eagles in North America each winter....there are 1000's and 1000's of Bald Eagle feeding, and there is no shortage of waterfowl at that time of year in the same area.
