Fins Up, Here Comes Dinner

When I saw these caterpillars dangling above my little pond I just had to go get the camera. Emerging from their nests high in a shag bark hickory tree, sliding down silken threads these little babies made the mistake of dropping into the water. Another three feet and they would have been in a tasty bush instead of being tasty fish food. I watched as my little goldfish suddenly became the kings of the pond, much of there time is spent hiding from predators. Hungry water snakes, herons and bullfrogs devour any small goldfish I put in and freeze gets the bigger fish in the winter. One day I would like to be in a location more friendly to raising Koi and give that a shot.