tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581295653742953242.post4774010677142271485..comments2024-01-02T00:17:12.890-08:00Comments on Killy Birder: Early Spring Action on PatchKilly Birderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14966819525852998884noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581295653742953242.post-38816002415094043632015-04-01T05:26:40.241-07:002015-04-01T05:26:40.241-07:00Hi George. Thanks for your comment. The reed-bed...Hi George. Thanks for your comment. The reed-bed has a number of purposes (or should I say is supposed to) one of them is to serve as a cover for fish stocks I agree. Another is to help generally with the ecological health of the lake as a whole. However, it is as the councils own information boards state meant to offer opportunities for nesting birds. I simply ask how can birds nest on this when it is fenced off and has been for over twelve months now? I've never been aware that the reed-bed was put in to specifically protect young fish from the Cormorants and during discussion with council officers I've never been told that it was put there for that reason.<br />I don't subscribe either to the argument that the original reed-bed was killed off by nesting wildfowl as suggested by some. Those of us who watched the lake regularly, watched as the reed-bed withered and died during those two very cold and icy winters. I have had a senior council officer agree with me on that point, but still the mis-information is spread. Cheers.Killy Birderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14966819525852998884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581295653742953242.post-11730155206054163182015-04-01T04:06:04.920-07:002015-04-01T04:06:04.920-07:00Wasn't the floating reedbed originally put in ...Wasn't the floating reedbed originally put in to protect young fish from the attention of the cormorants that were on the lake at that timeGeorgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03409484733766321802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581295653742953242.post-21847280445679488982015-03-31T12:16:30.087-07:002015-03-31T12:16:30.087-07:00It's nice that the Grebes are back!It's nice that the Grebes are back!Mark Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06505438450215379877noreply@blogger.com