Walking the pond bank yesterday I noticed a school of FHM circled up against the bank. There must have been 20 or 30 of them in about a 18" circle. Just milling around..
Then I noticed three, then four dark shadows in the deeper water a foot or so from the minnows. I'm thinking they are the RES that were stocked about two months ago.
It almost looked like they herded them up against the bank. Do RES demonstrate this type behavior? It was pretty cool to watch, until my dog jumped into the middle of it all, and everything scattered. I tried to get a picture, but it shows zero details.
I'm thinking this is like the dolphins herding the fish up on the beach, I've seen on Animal Planet. My RES, must be as smart as dolphins. Hehe
12 yr old pond, 1 ac, 15' deep.
RES, YP, GS, FHM (no longer), HBG (decreasing), SMB, and HSB (only two have been seen in 5 yrs)
I think that's about all I should put in my little pond.
Otter attack in 2023.
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