tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post459922301780032227..comments2024-03-29T01:41:15.713+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-513147079620167642018-05-23T21:42:32.878+01:002018-05-23T21:42:32.878+01:00I think an angry grebe is quite daunting. They run...I think an angry grebe is quite daunting. They run at intruders at high speed with their sharp beaks just above water level. It's like being rammed by a tiny galley.<br /><br />I think a Herring Gull would have a go at an isolated small cygnet. They attack goslings that are only slightly smaller.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-74918801690037326522018-05-23T20:57:55.859+01:002018-05-23T20:57:55.859+01:00Why would the Canada mother be afraid of the yelli...Why would the Canada mother be afraid of the yelling Grebe? They can take on Swans, if they put their minds to it!<br /><br />That picture of the goslings following their parent ought to be in a children's book. It looks like something out of a fairytale,or a fable.<br /><br />Would Gulls dare to predate on Cygnets being their ferocious parents in the scene?TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.com