tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post2376779494899606166..comments2024-03-27T19:59:10.159+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-26267780328198984002017-12-28T09:02:58.211+00:002017-12-28T09:02:58.211+00:00Whenever I've seen that colour 'in the wil...Whenever I've seen that colour 'in the wild', it was due to algae. But I don't think that's the case here.TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-67446916826143799632017-12-28T00:16:33.545+00:002017-12-28T00:16:33.545+00:00I am puzzled by the red water. I looked carefully ...I am puzzled by the red water. I looked carefully to see if there were red dead leaves that could have stained it. No trace. The water in this thing is carefully filtered and recirculated. The complete 'fountain' is quite big, so that any colouring agent would have had to be present in a substantial quantity.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-85498362233675275832017-12-27T19:51:00.803+00:002017-12-27T19:51:00.803+00:00I am beginning to think that birds do tell others ...I am beginning to think that birds do tell others where to find food. Your new Robin must have heard about you from the Robin grapevine.<br /><br />Water turning red is of itself a negative portent, I'd say. Perhaps the crow simply has a literary bent and fancies itself a new incarnation of Poe's Raven, perched on a bust of Pallas (or a memorial stone) quoting Nevermore.TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.com