tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post5063643851330982355..comments2024-03-29T01:41:15.713+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-6757185647211763642019-04-04T11:29:52.053+01:002019-04-04T11:29:52.053+01:00Aargh.Aargh.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-90792522640290308472019-04-04T11:19:51.237+01:002019-04-04T11:19:51.237+01:00PS. "A Drake's Progress"? "Marr...PS. "A Drake's Progress"? "Marriage A-lo-pochen"? JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-56501141424072402992019-04-04T09:35:12.169+01:002019-04-04T09:35:12.169+01:00And there is no one crueller than an 18th century ...And there is no one crueller than an 18th century moralist.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-58889991207376665452019-04-04T01:16:03.295+01:002019-04-04T01:16:03.295+01:00Or as an 18th century moralistic illustrator might...Or as an 18th century moralistic illustrator might view them. JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-74124032520066263632019-04-03T23:32:44.561+01:002019-04-03T23:32:44.561+01:00This is the second time I've seen a Coot attac...This is the second time I've seen a Coot attacking a Mute Swan. Their aggressiveness never ceases to amaze.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-2378750450841119382019-04-03T23:30:16.917+01:002019-04-03T23:30:16.917+01:00Thanks for the update. It's tempting to invest...Thanks for the update. It's tempting to invest too much emotional capital in baby Egyptians when we know that most of them are doomed by their parents' silly aggressivenes and their own tendency to wander off. One just has to harden one's heart and view them as a historian would view an 18th century human family.<br /><br />Coots rule. We all know that.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-2474793078703849542019-04-03T22:07:36.448+01:002019-04-03T22:07:36.448+01:00That Coot did it on purpose. It has a look of comp...That Coot did it on purpose. It has a look of complete determination to make as much a nuisance of itself as possible.<br /><br />Swans backing down to a Coot. The End is near.TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-63266845211327857172019-04-03T16:46:14.716+01:002019-04-03T16:46:14.716+01:00Hello Ralph, the third family of Egyptians have lo...Hello Ralph, the third family of Egyptians have lost the lot in one day.... sadly they had 4 blond goslings as the father is blond.... shocked to find the parents sans babies this morning. The big new family had 13 at 10am, its very difficult for them at the moment with lots of hungry heron mouths and no doubt countless herring gull young too....<br />I had to laugh at the coots nest by bridge...... yep, they had found a lovely strip of red ribbon to adorn it with- plus part of a Ford car hubcap! There is no end to their scavenging skills. Give them metal detectors and who knows what treasures they might find:))))))<br /><br />Best wishes as ever, VVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12736251561154585602noreply@blogger.com