tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post2879768182454961529..comments2024-03-27T19:59:10.159+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-66091224817258986012014-11-30T00:53:38.762+00:002014-11-30T00:53:38.762+00:00I doubt it. (But that was what they said about the...I doubt it. (But that was what they said about the Passenger Pigeon.)Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-37807464304013462802014-11-30T00:49:04.727+00:002014-11-30T00:49:04.727+00:00Oh dear, bad enough they had the pelicans and asso...Oh dear, bad enough they had the pelicans and assorted raptors after them already and were banished from Trafalgar Square. Are they in danger of 'doing a Passenger Pigeon' in certain locations as happened to House Sparrows and Bullfinches? JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-89306980161638994832014-11-29T19:13:24.500+00:002014-11-29T19:13:24.500+00:00There is now also a Lesser Black-Back in St James&...There is now also a Lesser Black-Back in St James's Park that is killing pigeons, next to the bridge over the lake. But I think that the fact that all three killers are LBBs is a matter of chance, and the Herring Gulls will join in soon.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-10634325066590517152014-11-28T16:54:45.844+00:002014-11-28T16:54:45.844+00:00It's curious that it's Lesser Black-Backs ...It's curious that it's Lesser Black-Backs that have taken to preying on pigeons even though Herring Gulls are larger on average and seemingly more aggressive in stealing food (seaside towns). And they are two ends of a ring superspecies. Near me in north London LBBs have become the local 'kites' and Herrings seem more vermivorous. Is there any good way to sum up the behavioural differences between the species? Jim n.L.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com