tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post1195251239169716335..comments2024-03-29T01:41:15.713+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-27634020145641077652017-07-16T21:34:15.882+01:002017-07-16T21:34:15.882+01:00I've never seen a Magpie or any other corvid t...I've never seen a Magpie or any other corvid take an interest in shiny things. Coots, on the other hand, are crazy about them, and I've seen one trying to attach a downed silver helium balloon to its nest.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-42146909102643912782017-07-16T08:17:29.074+01:002017-07-16T08:17:29.074+01:00Did you notice if magpies were more interested in ...Did you notice if magpies were more interested in the silver camera than other birds? ("ooh shiny!").<br /><br /> There is a modern jocular expression in Spanish, "modo urraca" (magpie mode, the oldest version used to be "complejo de urraca", magpie complex), to define people, mostly women, who are attracted to bling bling. I've read that magpies are actually afraid of shiny things, but you'd have first-hand information to confirm or deny this.TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-18307720807151476362017-07-16T01:01:35.175+01:002017-07-16T01:01:35.175+01:00Latitude, longitude
51.507890, -0.176306
Grid ref...Latitude, longitude<br />51.507890, -0.176306<br /><br />Grid reference<br /><br />TQ 26680 80367<br />Grid reference (6 figure)<br /><br />TQ266803<br />X (easting) : <br />526680<br />Y (northing) :<br />180367<br />Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-11826714436949814222017-07-16T00:52:32.952+01:002017-07-16T00:52:32.952+01:00I think the Reed Warbler was interested in the big...I think the Reed Warbler was interested in the big round piece of shiny glass. I used to have a silver camera, and birds often stared at this glittery thing.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-28860841919111058682017-07-15T22:25:36.791+01:002017-07-15T22:25:36.791+01:00Oooh, who could resist that lovely little begging ...Oooh, who could resist that lovely little begging face on the robin?<br /><br />The Geese parents look extremely tense. They are very aware of the danger. It is almost painful to see.<br /><br />Funny how entranced the young Reed Warbler appears to be by the camera. Was it looking squarely at the lens?TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-29718171424690608162017-07-15T22:10:28.505+01:002017-07-15T22:10:28.505+01:00Hi Ralph,
Finding it really hard to gather the l...Hi Ralph, <br /><br />Finding it really hard to gather the location of the lead yard owl tree. Using this website please may you comment back the 6 figure grid reference of the place you can stand to view the tree? Thanks and sorry to bother you. Here's the website: https://www.gridreferencefinder.comJames Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08952585736114753767noreply@blogger.com