I had two white egrets breifly visit my trout pond last year here in northern Indiana. A local retired naturalist who writes an outdoor column tells me the egrets are workng their way farther north each year. I guess it has something to do with our warming climate.

Did you guys know that the inuits of the artic circle are seeing wildlife now that they have no name for in their vocabulary? One example is they are now seeing robins and they have no name for robins.

As far as harm to your pond as long as it's a recreational pond and you don't have high fish densities as in fish farmer you're probably O.K.. However if it was me me I would discourage him every time he shows up. He may be passing through like the two that visited my pond.

If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.