tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post3277829822573719674..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-90402966854361704342015-07-11T03:11:42.208+01:002015-07-11T03:11:42.208+01:00I think you're right. The tail shows clearly i...I think you're right. The tail shows clearly in the first picture, and it's quite short.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-61764260965291791602015-07-11T02:31:13.111+01:002015-07-11T02:31:13.111+01:00Could the parakeet have been a juv.? I can't ...Could the parakeet have been a juv.? I can't make out the tail. Jim n.L.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-22652479577239663172015-07-10T22:44:48.305+01:002015-07-10T22:44:48.305+01:00Thanks very much for the information. I have chang...Thanks very much for the information. I have changed the text.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-73171712609328408042015-07-10T22:43:56.339+01:002015-07-10T22:43:56.339+01:00Nor have I. See Africa Gómez's comment below. ...Nor have I. See Africa Gómez's comment below. She runs the excellent blog <br /><a href="http://therattlingcrow.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">The Rattling Crow</a>, about bird behaviour.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-29114027746367569872015-07-10T21:19:11.659+01:002015-07-10T21:19:11.659+01:00Hi Ralph, I agree with you that there must have be...Hi Ralph, I agree with you that there must have been some problem with the parakeet that the perceptive crow noticed. It looks so tiny in comparison! <br />Your darter is a male Red-veined Darter, which can be identified, well, by it's red wing venation, it is and a migrant from the continent and rarer than the other darters.Africa Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03501193251810926737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-39275426133869307142015-07-10T20:43:32.490+01:002015-07-10T20:43:32.490+01:00With such a strong beak as it has, it's no won...With such a strong beak as it has, it's no wonder that it would kill the unfortunate parakeet without too much of a hassle. I have never seen a crow take on such a relatively large bird, though.Tinúvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.com