tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post4076495995704706525..comments2024-03-27T19:59:10.159+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-18275330616274243642017-07-26T10:09:20.283+01:002017-07-26T10:09:20.283+01:00Thanks Ralph, I will do that! Thanks Ralph, I will do that! Barbara Crowtherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07526261671796836784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-26917498279551187642017-07-18T19:35:08.337+01:002017-07-18T19:35:08.337+01:00I'd be happy to show you round the park. Norma...I'd be happy to show you round the park. Normally I meet people at the south end of the Serpentine bridge at 10.30 am. If you would care to name a day by commenting on the latest blog post, I can tell you if I'm free. NB don't put your email address or telephone number on the blog, or it may be trawled by a bot and used to spam you.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-85324035688689274582017-07-17T11:33:07.745+01:002017-07-17T11:33:07.745+01:00Hi Ralph
Just to say I only just discovered your b...Hi Ralph<br />Just to say I only just discovered your blog, but I am really enjoying your posts. I walked home through Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens yesterday, and watched a LBB Gull flying up to the cafe roof then back down to the Serpentine. I didn't realise there was a pigeon killer there until seeing the latest blog! I will watch more carefully and maybe for a bit longer next time! The sole GC grebe chick on the nest basket near the bridge had a parent with it when I went by, and the second parent came after a few minutes with some food.<br /><br />I also went looking for the Little Owl near the leaf yard. I think I found the place where the tree is, via the coordinates you had posted (there were many people feeding the ring necked parakeets nearby?), but I didn't manage to spot the owl. I will keep looking! :) <br />It would be great to join you one day and watch with you, as you have such a rich history of the birds here, and I am very much learning! Do let me know if that is possible or not, of course I understand if not.<br />Best wishes, and thanks again for the great blog!Barbara Crowtherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07526261671796836784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-6586313024614781032017-07-17T00:34:59.861+01:002017-07-17T00:34:59.861+01:00When the Black Swan was more aggressive last year,...When the Black Swan was more aggressive last year, he often did this threat display, and some of the other swans learned what it meant, certainly including the boss of the east end of the Serpentine, with whom he had several run-ins.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-89622801035898049572017-07-16T23:33:48.749+01:002017-07-16T23:33:48.749+01:00Do the mute swans even recognise the black swan...Do the mute swans even recognise the black swan's display as threatening? It's so very different; would like to see that. I suppose hid intent might be clear.<br />Particularly enchanted today by that portrait of the teenage mallards. And the single coot chick.Ulrikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06022985141813875238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-72055061762151241612017-07-16T21:39:35.000+01:002017-07-16T21:39:35.000+01:00Sadly for us, though probably happily for him, the...Sadly for us, though probably happily for him, the Black Swan has adjusted to life as a swan and takes far less notice of people than he did. He still comes to people who throw bread for a group of swans, but he no longer has particular friends like Fran and Jorgen and me.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-42553088146552863782017-07-16T21:37:03.592+01:002017-07-16T21:37:03.592+01:00Glad you managed to find the tree. It's hard t...Glad you managed to find the tree. It's hard to count the House Martins on the embassy, but I think at least two of the holes have two nests inside, so the total is probably higher than five.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-16451581474327898722017-07-16T20:17:08.851+01:002017-07-16T20:17:08.851+01:00Poor Blondie... it goes on to show that not even e...Poor Blondie... it goes on to show that not even excellent mothers can turn back the tide.<br /><br />The Black Swan is graceful even in the middle of a threatening display. The other Swan is much too brawny though, even for our courageous stroppy friend. Does he still come to you to be fed by hand?<br /><br />I just couldn't bring myself to finish watching Pigeon Killer's latest triumph. Suffice to day, it is an uncommonly fast, powerful, intelligent, and canny bird. Perhaps we ought to be grateful that it isn't either willing or able to pass on its tricks to other gulls: we would be welcoming our new Gull overlords in no time.<br /><br />Goldfinches are like Robins: capable of brightening up any dull day.TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-18073809070208448252017-07-16T19:34:04.798+01:002017-07-16T19:34:04.798+01:00Thanks Ralph for all you help- had the little owl ...Thanks Ralph for all you help- had the little owl !! Great !! also around 5 house martin nesting in Kuwait embassy flowers from back of buildingJames Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11869518121109754517noreply@blogger.com