tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post5144580252548323246..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-27300358994907100702018-04-10T15:20:52.468+01:002018-04-10T15:20:52.468+01:00That story is so cruel. I read it once and have tr...That story is so cruel. I read it once and have tried to forget that I did ever since.TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-71290946748548372792018-04-10T01:56:28.494+01:002018-04-10T01:56:28.494+01:00Yes, thorns are advantageous to small birds. The b...Yes, thorns are advantageous to small birds. The birds can land neatly between them, and be safe from larger mammals (which includes us).Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-12268729560067983102018-04-09T23:32:47.167+01:002018-04-09T23:32:47.167+01:00Isn't that a rose with the Robin? (S)he will p...Isn't that a rose with the Robin? (S)he will probably feel safer among those thorns. Reminds a little of the story of <a href="http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/NigRos.shtml" rel="nofollow">The Nightingale and the Rose</a>. Jim.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-49131082488847837622018-04-09T20:45:35.649+01:002018-04-09T20:45:35.649+01:00I hope those long and heavy thorns will pose no pr...I hope those long and heavy thorns will pose no problems for the Robin should it have to take off quickly.<br /><br />What possesses those Mallards to plonk themselves squarely on a tree branch, I wonder.<br /><br />What a busy, diligent little mum-to-be, that Blackbird!TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.com