[Think free or die]

Our goldfish really don't do well when herons and raccoons pull them out of the pond for a closer look.

[AnAmericanMother]

Our goldfish really don't do well when herons and raccoons pull them out of the pond for a closer look.

Easy cure: chickenwire over the pond, stapled down around the edges with BIG cable nails. If you get black chickenwire and keep it close to the water surface, you'll never see it. (My parents live in coastal Georgia, and it's not just 'coons and Great Blues, it's the darned gators.)