Building a 5 Acre Pond! (Filling it with Water Part 4)

I asked my daughters about the skunk, and they think it should be named Stinkerbell. I didn't realize how much I look forward to these pond build updates until a week went by without one. Last week took forever! 🤣

Dude the legs on that big feeder are gonna sink into the clay, as soon as the ground gets saturated. especially being full of feed. You might consider putting a little concrete slab or some sort of foundation for it. Either way, the pond looks like a slice of heaven.

Love the series man

In keeping with the theme and because of his black and white stripes, “Bandit” would be a good name for the skunk.

You should put a gps tracking tag on Moby once he is released in the big pond . Would be neat to see his patterns threw out the year in the pond.

This and Colin Furze tunnel series are the most awaited series this year for me

i use that same feeder on our Koi Farm. Its a great feeder, lots of adjustments to it. Its going to shoot the food out into the pond like 50 feet. I would stock the fathead minnows way ahead of the other fish. I would also stock some water daphnia (they eat green water) and skud shrimp (eat detritus at the bottom of the pond). These are an excellent live food source for smaller fish.

white bird is likely a great egret, and the small one was a species of either sandpiper or plover I think. I've been watching since the backyard build. Love your content!

We have those feeders, and they're great. One TIP put a silicone bead in each underside corner of the lids to prevent water from getting in. That's the only issue we have had... Great Video! 🍺 🎣

Can we all agree that when he uploads our day gets better

The little black and white bird with the long legs is a black necked stilt, and the white bird looks like an egret or possibly an immature little blue heron. You’ve got yourself a very nice place there and have done an amazing job. Thanks for sharing the beautiful views and the journey.

Great shot of the constellation Orion rising! Love following this Pond Build!

The skunk has to be Pepé Le Pew!! It's been awesome watching this project come along. Everything has been so well thought out! It has got to be one of the best ponds in the country! Starlink is fascinating and will be perfect out there. It sounds like the results so far have been phenomenal. Thanks for including us on this journey!

5:20 - 5:40 White bird is a Great Egret and other smaller shorebird is a Black Necked Stilt. Stilts are harmless to pond critters, but the Great Egret, like the Great Blue Heron, can devour bass. Your pond, depending where in Alabama you are, may attract: Threats (to bass) : Great Blue heron Great Egret American White pelicans Anhinga Osprey Non-threats : Snowy & Cattle egrets Green, Tri-colored, and Night herons Spoonbills Cormorants Wood storks And of course, you’re in Alabama, so there’s always the potential of an alligator popping up in your pond.

You can also place the feeder at a 45-degree angle on the dock. That way you can have the feeder in the corner and still have the feed in front of the middle of the dock.

Just like you said from the 1st part if you build they will come, and they sure did! Amazing wildlife out there

This pond has literally everything you would possibly need

Skunk name: Pepé (Le Pew) Pond looks awesome by the way!! Can't wait to see big ol bass in it!!

So I had my family chime in and my daughters came up with some names but the one I liked the most was from my wife and she said Skuttle the Skunk. And let me say I absolutely love this pond build. Love the pond, love the structure, love the land, wildlife, pets. Love it all. I look forward to the videos every week. I can’t wait to see it at full pool. And oh the anticipation for stocking it, underwater videos, and of course fishing it! Love it!

Pepe the skunk!! Love how your pond is coming along. Can't wait to see the finish product!