Hi Peter,
Sorry, I had not realised that the article I pasted in did not transmit with
the pictures in it. I have sent the link below. You will see that the
structure is not much more than a raft! Still in this case it did the trick
and it shows how small you can go and still make a difference!
Judith
http://www.akcf.org/_pages/story/box2-making_a_difference.php
> Subject: RE: [Birding-Aus] Bird Islands in Dams> Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007
> 09:50:54 +1100> From: > To: ;
> ; ; > >
> Where exactly on the site is the photo of the pontoon? I'm wondering if>
> pontoons could be better than islands, as they could be constructed to> make
> it difficult for a fox to climb up onto them. Although I guess> that could
> make it hard for young birds too.> > Peter Shute> >
> wrote on Thursday, 13 December 2007> 6:10
> PM:> > > Hi Everyone,> > > > In response to the debate bird islands in dams,
> I have cut> > and pasted the article below off the net from Alaska. Jean> >
> Tam's work with Loons in Connors Lake in Anchorage shows how> > successful a
> very simple approach can be in providing refuge> > for nesting birds. I have
> visited this lake with Jean and> > Scott and as you can see from the photos
> the pontoon is not> > far from shore. I'm not sure what the fox population is
> in> > Anchorage, but red foxes do inhabit the state and naturally> > cats are
> common pets. As you will read though, raptors were> > the big issue for the
> loons, which they fixed with a screen.
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