tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post3775531656888060455..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-25197337957130528532014-12-21T02:38:55.576+00:002014-12-21T02:38:55.576+00:00The Great Black-Backed Gull is unmistakably huge, ...The Great Black-Backed Gull is unmistakably huge, so if it's there you will recognise it. We need to keep an eye on this little theatre.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-26796750524167612262014-12-21T02:15:21.639+00:002014-12-21T02:15:21.639+00:00Last Sunday (14 December) I saw a gull not unlike ...Last Sunday (14 December) I saw a gull not unlike the filcher in your picture finishing off a pigeon at the edge of the lake near the Dell restaurant. At the time I thought it was merely finishing the leftovers, but, after your acute observation, it seems likely it had appropriated a heftier meal from the pigeon hunter earlier. I've also noticed the pigeon hunter joining in the bread squabbles lately, an activity it used to spur as it focussed on the milling pigeons. Is its style being cramped from several directions?Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10529596094957534682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-73520821391596182832014-12-20T22:08:55.811+00:002014-12-20T22:08:55.811+00:00And a very silly giggle, also charming.And a very silly giggle, also charming.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-21402305499953559142014-12-20T20:52:11.370+00:002014-12-20T20:52:11.370+00:00Little Grebes have such understated charm. I love...Little Grebes have such understated charm. I love them.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09683657915069578017noreply@blogger.com