Osprey aren't the problem - it the darn blue herons. Koi are a tasty treat that they can spot from quite a distance. Had the problem in Michigan and the DNR (Dept. of Natural Resources) gave us black powder shells to fire. So we hid in the trees and waited. Not effective - before long the adults were bringing the off spring to the all you can eat koi buffet and all we had were a bunch of mosquito bites. One of our fellow Villagers, who lives by Rolling Acres Rd. (by the Palmero cut thru) woke up to find a med. sized alligator in his pond - of course, no fish were left. My pond is in the lanai - no more worries - I hope.
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