Water Gardening: Sharks for the Water Pond ????, 1 by

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The pond is three years old and I never had a problem with birds until this year. I lost my favorite shubunkin to what I think must have been a kingfisher. Over the summer and spring there is no problem because the plant leaves cover much of the water. Just now I have had to put some things floating in the pond to cover the water a bit. I had a heron in the tree a few weeks ago, but he went away hungry and I haven't seen him since. There are many lakes in this area, plus Puget Sound, so they have many places to fish that will be more rewarding for them than my pond. To give the fish cover all year long I have placed large flat slate rocks up on clay pots at the bottom of the pond. They almost cover the deepest area. So the fish hang out underneath the rocks and they are safe there. Also, I do not hand feed my koi so that they continue to be wary of anything they do not recognize.
Here is a photo of the Lovely Lady Lily, the white fish with the big spot on her side. She was extremely beautiful and is the mother of several of my nicer shubunkins. I have a baby of hers that looks like it will be the spitting image of Lily. I hated to lose that fish.