tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post4939470803466866172..comments2024-03-29T01:41:15.713+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-35963129624921208132017-07-08T00:29:05.988+01:002017-07-08T00:29:05.988+01:00People often think the park herons are plastic orn...People often think the park herons are plastic ornaments when they see them standing still.<br /><br />I think the Black Swan is OK. He was busy preening when I passed, and I had to catch him in a moment when his head was visible and right way up.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-69131816099581917022017-07-08T00:26:18.327+01:002017-07-08T00:26:18.327+01:00Yes, you're right, thanks. In the other pictur...Yes, you're right, thanks. In the other pictures the upper surface of its tail looked plain coloured in the strong sunlight, but not this one.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-22670792307707170442017-07-07T23:32:37.923+01:002017-07-07T23:32:37.923+01:00That picture of the Heron posing decoratively in f...That picture of the Heron posing decoratively in front of the urn is everything! The Space Shuttle Heron on the other hand looks like one of those wonderfully kitsch Soviet-era heroic statues.<br /><br />The Black Swan looks out of spirits. Is he as buoyant and energetic as he used to be, or is he ordinarily as sedate as this picture leads to believe?TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-47331649851437953222017-07-07T22:37:24.422+01:002017-07-07T22:37:24.422+01:00Nice pics Ralph
The kestrel looks like a female t...Nice pics Ralph <br />The kestrel looks like a female to me?Arjun Duttahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12428937191960058515noreply@blogger.com