Our big white fish with red lips, Hotlips, is gone from the pond. We came back from our vacation to find that sometime during the week something got to him and removed him from the pond. I searched carefully when we got back and more thoroughly when I was working in the pond over the weekend, trimming the waterlilies. So, we no longer have our gentle white fishie. So sad. And, of course, since we don’t know what got him, we don’t know how much in danger the rest of the fish are. I’m keeping a careful watch and trying to make several appearances at pond side each day discouraging the local hawk if that’s what it was. However, I cannot stay outside all night, so the fish are pretty much on their own then. The photo below is the remaining four “big guys” and the little ones are in there too. Hubby gave me a new camera for my birthday, so as soon as the battery was charged, I went straight out to the pond to capture some fish and frog photos. Unfortunately, it’s about to rain so the light is kind of dim. Frog photos to come soon — we’ve had a population explosion and can find at least 5 small/young frogs at the pond.
