tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post6286629893611306291..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-50507090466063352822014-01-27T01:36:55.061+00:002014-01-27T01:36:55.061+00:00It will be very good to see you in May, and I hope...It will be very good to see you in May, and I hope there will be plenty of activity in the park then. At the moment there is no one in the park ringing (as we call banding) gulls. My friend Roy Sanderson used to do this, but sadly he is in bad health now and can no longer visit. The nearest ringing operation is the one run by the <a href="http://www.ntgg.org.uk/" rel="nofollow">North Thames Gull Group</a>, who ring large numbers of gulls on waste tips to the east of London. They don't normally welcome spectators, but I think that if you approached them explaining that you want to make a video of their work, they would be happy to agree.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-70273260888112404512014-01-26T23:14:19.593+00:002014-01-26T23:14:19.593+00:00Hello from California,
I'm checking your wonde...Hello from California,<br />I'm checking your wonderful blog in eager anticipation of my visit to London in May 2014. Thank you for the wonderful guided tour you gave me last year. I'm really hoping to see the Tawny Owls this year, so I'm watching for your news of their activities. This year, since I'm staying very near Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens, I am hoping to photograph as many of the park birds as possible. I'll be sure and bring pine nuts for my favorite little birds. I'm planning on making an informative bird photo book of the park birds for my niece and nephew (ages almost 5 and almost 8). They are likely to visit London next year and visit the park birds. Also, I'm hoping to photograph and perhaps video the process of banding the gulls. Do you know anyone involved with banding? Keep up the great blogging. The photos and updates are great! Best from Johanna (Yohanna in the Dutch way) from California. Johanna van de Woestijne & Daniel Beckerhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/johannacalifornia/noreply@blogger.com