tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post2161026034383019345..comments2024-03-27T19:59:10.159+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-42295590452444102142019-04-22T05:01:42.713+01:002019-04-22T05:01:42.713+01:00What an old post to find a comment on. No one will...What an old post to find a comment on. No one will read this reply except you, maybe.<br /><br />I think the point is that the fish, swallowed head first, will hit a grinder on the way down -- the bird's muscular gizzard full of churning stones, before it reaches its stomach, and that will surely kill it.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-69943951337444159762019-04-22T04:34:31.029+01:002019-04-22T04:34:31.029+01:00Just stumbled across this interesting capture agai...Just stumbled across this interesting capture again! That must be some hungry bird!<br /><br />Still, it seems difficult to me that the heron can deal with this large fish! So the bird was actually able to fit (swallowed alive?!) that whole thing down its long/skinny throat completely somehow?? I have never witnessed an event like this before.<br /><br />I feel somewhat perplexed over how it actually happens, wouldn't the fish stand a chance of escaping or even damaging (it’s sharp fins, wriggling, biting, etc.) the bird's throat/stomach if eaten in that condition?!<br /><br />It’s hard for me to imagine that the potential meal (wouldn't the prey also go into a desperate "survival mode" once it realized that it hit the stomach?) doesn't turn around inside the elastic gullet and how the bird can keep down/digest such an object with no issues?<br /><br />I don't have much knowledge about these events and am mostly curious, I appreciate any feedback/explanation.<br />Sorry for all of the questions, have a good week ;)<br /><br />-Kyle <br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08038770845184022437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-17799886914519527182016-05-01T03:55:19.865+01:002016-05-01T03:55:19.865+01:00It looks like a carp. The fish wriggle, but there&...It looks like a carp. The fish wriggle, but there's nothing much they can do, and down they go.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-49858762112974883722016-04-26T03:34:50.240+01:002016-04-26T03:34:50.240+01:00Great capture! That looks like a big fish (you kno...Great capture! That looks like a big fish (you know what kind?) staring down the bird's throat here! So could the cormorant really manage to gulp down that entire thing okay?? Does the fight put up a good fight, if eaten, is it swallowed wriggling/alive all the way as well?! <br /><br />-KyleKylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05284276008664985128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-81505626328641363612015-07-30T20:14:06.606+01:002015-07-30T20:14:06.606+01:00It was a very lucky shot, as the Cormorant was rig...It was a very lucky shot, as the Cormorant was right under the parapet of the Italian Garden and I had the luxury of a near close-up.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-88524174108245280052015-07-30T17:17:19.040+01:002015-07-30T17:17:19.040+01:00When I clicked on your close-up photo of the cormo...When I clicked on your close-up photo of the cormorant and the tiny fish which he was about to swallow, it showed every drop of water on the cormorant's back, and the brilliant eyes of both creatures - a marvellous focused shot.marienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-56073800666072845082015-07-29T19:34:27.169+01:002015-07-29T19:34:27.169+01:00Every university should have one.Every university should have one.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-39334618219219088042015-07-29T10:16:27.321+01:002015-07-29T10:16:27.321+01:00Award for good behaviour for an owl, discouraging ...Award for good behaviour for an owl, discouraging seagulls. This is not a joke (I think). http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/jul/29/overdue-recognition-owl-issued-library-card-after-solving-universitys-gull-woesCathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09683657915069578017noreply@blogger.com