tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post4812369752611763046..comments2024-03-27T19:59:10.159+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-84343253795816250692018-04-26T02:41:04.421+01:002018-04-26T02:41:04.421+01:00PS just came across this one of Extreme quarrel be...PS just came across this one of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r8svqNqRXg" rel="nofollow">Extreme quarrel between swan and geese</a>, nb twist in the tale worthy of Tom & Jerry etc! JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-18454364037589600162018-04-26T02:04:41.985+01:002018-04-26T02:04:41.985+01:00There are a few vids on youtube of swan v. heron. ...There are a few vids on youtube of swan v. heron. A swan will be able to dodge its head faster than a human fighter and then bite and overbalance the heron. Then the heron would be in much bigger trouble than a goose or duck so attacked. Hence it never gets this far. JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-72261260347957049082018-04-26T00:35:36.882+01:002018-04-26T00:35:36.882+01:00We aren't talking about a close quarters wrest...We aren't talking about a close quarters wrestling match.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-5464004283864601542018-04-25T20:33:58.112+01:002018-04-25T20:33:58.112+01:00For sure, but Herons float like a butterfly and st...For sure, but Herons float like a butterfly and sting like a bee.TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-52833003845341281992018-04-25T09:07:19.464+01:002018-04-25T09:07:19.464+01:00It's no contest, a mute swan is in the order o...It's no contest, a mute swan is in the order of 6x the weight of a grey heron. Hickory vs. matchwood. Jim.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-40561003593974605282018-04-25T03:37:58.942+01:002018-04-25T03:37:58.942+01:00Canaries and crows are both songbirds, and I suppo...Canaries and crows are both songbirds, and I suppose there is a songbird routine for bathing. I've seen it with other species.<br /><br />I've never seen a swan and a heron get into a fight, and hope not to. But I think a heron would be able to inflict a punishing blow with its terrible beak and then escape the more powerful swan's retaliation with a quick vertical takeoff.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-67859092052544707902018-04-24T20:40:13.563+01:002018-04-24T20:40:13.563+01:00Poor, poor Blondie. She is such a good attentive m...Poor, poor Blondie. She is such a good attentive mother. Nature can be cruel.<br /><br />I find it sort of funny that the Carrion Crow should preen and dry itself after its bath in the exact same sequence my canary bird did, up to an including rubbing its beak in small branches (my canary used to do that against the cage bars). Makes you think the small and modestly intelligent and the large and smart do the same thing in the same steps.<br /><br />Who would win in a very angry Swan vs. very hungry Heron match?TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.com