Cats And Goldfish Don't Play Well Together

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@HazySue (39265)
Gouverneur, New York
April 13, 2017 11:06am CST
As I wander around Pixabay looking at the Editors Choice Images I came across this beautiful image of a pond with water lilies. It reminded me of a little pond we had years ago filled with goldfish and water lilies. It was so beautiful and peaceful. For about a week of so we were able to go out, sit on a bench in our garden and enjoy the fish. It was a relaxing, peaceful activity for us to enjoy after dinner. One day we noticed that there didn't seem to be as many fish as there had been the day before. What happened? The next day, there were even less fish. We became suspicious and began to think that maybe we were having uninvited guest visiting our pond of the feline kind. We scooped out the remaining goldfish and kept an close eye on the pond to see what we could discover. Yep, we had three uninvited cats visiting the pond after dark. You should have seen their little faces when they discovered an empty pond. We decided that we would leave the pond for a bit but not put any more fish in it. It was a pretty little pond and the water lilies were beautiful but it was just not the same without the fish.
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@JudyEv (382147)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Apr 17
Could you have putting netting over the pond if you'd wanted to?
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@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
15 Apr 17
We briefly thought about it but decided that it wouldn't be the same.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54715)
• United States
17 Apr 17
I bet those cats were real surprised
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@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
17 Apr 17
They were. They would sit at the edge of the pond and watch the water, then they would move to a different spot and watch some more. Eventually they gave up but they looked like they couldn't believe there were no fish there.
@minx267 (15526)
• Hartford, Connecticut
14 Apr 17
Great blue heron
interesting.. my friend had a Great Blue Heron come down and take her fish... their cats leave them alone.. This is not THE bird. but one just like it.. A photo I took a few ears ago...
@Kuttu_007 (1939)
• India
13 Apr 17
Nowadays lakes and ponds are becoming rare...
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@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
13 Apr 17
That is so. We seem to have less fresh water.
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