tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post1918415738914276963..comments2024-03-28T20:29:39.377+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-77548526283980453822017-09-13T10:49:19.923+01:002017-09-13T10:49:19.923+01:00It was depressing that Theresa May (a woman by no ...It was depressing that Theresa May (a woman by no means free from grounds for critique) got sniggered at for thinking that walking through standing wheat was a bad thing to do. I don't see that you need to be country-bred to know that - I was't - it just takes a wee bit of common sense. <br /><br />On another note entirely ... I could not but read "Will investigate Wilko" as referring either to the English R&B guitarist 'Wilko' Johnson, or - more to my taste - the improvising saxophonist Alan Wilkinson. Neither of them folk who should be felt loose in the Hyde Park bandstand, I fear; they would frighten the shire-horses. harryghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04184350321693687780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-65342441940498203762017-09-13T02:04:38.221+01:002017-09-13T02:04:38.221+01:00All the usual suspects seem to have turned up toda...All the usual suspects seem to have turned up today. Will investigate Wilko.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-16433303090655050632017-09-12T23:39:55.630+01:002017-09-12T23:39:55.630+01:00It was lovely to see you today and a pleasure to m...It was lovely to see you today and a pleasure to meet Joanna.Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12736251561154585602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-42615992608220799012017-09-12T23:38:33.223+01:002017-09-12T23:38:33.223+01:00I swear by Wilko, great quality for very low price...I swear by Wilko, great quality for very low prices.... the birds on my roof garden would bear testament to that.... they polish off everything as fast as I put it out!Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12736251561154585602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-89483964849054502182017-09-12T22:42:14.417+01:002017-09-12T22:42:14.417+01:00Not sure about that branch, but worth checking out...Not sure about that branch, but worth checking out. If they do have it, they carry it all year round, not just in winterUlrikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06022985141813875238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-10493216743764899632017-09-12T22:11:37.070+01:002017-09-12T22:11:37.070+01:00Thanks.Thanks.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-2579187946589612492017-09-12T22:11:04.103+01:002017-09-12T22:11:04.103+01:00Yes, we were told to go round the edge of a field ...Yes, we were told to go round the edge of a field of anything except cattle pasture.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-48746012948885494242017-09-12T22:09:30.412+01:002017-09-12T22:09:30.412+01:00Thank you. There's no ban on naming names here...Thank you. There's no ban on naming names here. There's a Wilko in Kensington High Street only a few hundred yards from the park, but I have never been in.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-90131448296075142462017-09-12T22:09:09.445+01:002017-09-12T22:09:09.445+01:00I like the video clips, short enough to keep inter...I like the video clips, short enough to keep interest and not so long that you move on. Around 30 seconds suits me fine. I could watch longer if it is more dramatic eg getting the heron free from the nylon. Belfast birderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04732817022132110892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-40318977075932430592017-09-12T22:04:42.422+01:002017-09-12T22:04:42.422+01:00As country children we knew not to go into fields ...As country children we knew not to go into fields that were to be cut for hay. trampling the grass makes it difficult to cut. That type of cutter works best when the grass is standing up, it slides over the trampled grass.haddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01890864334999930139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-39188476637229390792017-09-12T21:57:32.110+01:002017-09-12T21:57:32.110+01:00Keep on with them, I say. I like the mix of photos...Keep on with them, I say. I like the mix of photos & vids, some days more one or the other.<br />Meant to mention (re yesterday's Poundland and its bird food): Wilko has a good range. Sorry, don't mean to 'advertise'. Just that it's inexpensive.<br />(feel free to edit my entry if you feel it inappropriate; only meant as a public service announcement)Ulrikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06022985141813875238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-28998828400853978292017-09-12T20:48:43.164+01:002017-09-12T20:48:43.164+01:00I hope I'm not overdoing the films clips. Some...I hope I'm not overdoing the films clips. Some people don't have time to watch them, though I try to keep them short. Today just happened to be one of those days when there were a lot of video opportunities and not so much for stills.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-51781485907497228032017-09-12T19:37:04.474+01:002017-09-12T19:37:04.474+01:00I do enjoy the film clips. The nuthatches were ve...I do enjoy the film clips. The nuthatches were very charming, but I felt rather sorry for the "hen pecked" black swan.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09683657915069578017noreply@blogger.com