tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post6401744951486916638..comments2024-03-28T20:29:39.377+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-18102141496437798672016-06-06T20:45:21.478+01:002016-06-06T20:45:21.478+01:00Sanity is overrated.Sanity is overrated.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-77907314309746698402016-06-06T20:18:05.947+01:002016-06-06T20:18:05.947+01:00Ooh, please do!!! (I know that multiple exclamatio...Ooh, please do!!! (I know that multiple exclamation marks signal insanity, but I do think the occasion deserves emphasis).Tinúvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-58739883733385873442016-06-06T16:51:54.439+01:002016-06-06T16:51:54.439+01:00I have some video, but at the moment not much in t...I have some video, but at the moment not much in the way of antics. They are quite hard to see among the leaves, and still pictures are the result of desperate dashing around to find a gap in the leaves.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-78941943337410482092016-06-06T16:50:36.187+01:002016-06-06T16:50:36.187+01:00I've been videoing young birds, possibly for a...I've been videoing young birds, possibly for a film made by Johanna, but I'm also thinking of starting a YouTube channel.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-47135971170539157122016-06-06T16:49:20.318+01:002016-06-06T16:49:20.318+01:00Thanks for the information. They are quite common ...Thanks for the information. They are quite common in the park and we shall see plenty more soon.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-40642892945506943182016-06-06T16:47:42.813+01:002016-06-06T16:47:42.813+01:00No, there isn't a plant there. The nest is mad...No, there isn't a plant there. The nest is made of iris leaves collected elsewhere in the pond, balanced on a small ledge at the end of the box. The fountains were on when I took this picture, but they are very small and only produce a faint drizzle.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-71063578191012394232016-06-06T14:06:53.651+01:002016-06-06T14:06:53.651+01:00Any chance of some little owl antics on video Ralp...Any chance of some little owl antics on video Ralph?Dom Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-58600147067507584372016-06-06T14:04:16.994+01:002016-06-06T14:04:16.994+01:00A moorhen could win prizes with a nest like that. ...A moorhen could win prizes with a nest like that. Has it not just squatted atop an existing plant to save itself the bother? What happens when they turn the fountains on Ralph? I hope it doesn't rain on their victory parade too much.<br /><br />Little owl chicks are very, very naughty. But nice.Dom Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-7607543836062674332016-06-06T13:27:05.143+01:002016-06-06T13:27:05.143+01:00Terrapins are very bad news indeed. They have been...Terrapins are very bad news indeed. They have been reported to be eating each other in a pond that housed them in the Atocha railway station in Madrid. Too many of them, too little food. Bad business altogether.<br />Tinúvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-78223573723115438662016-06-06T13:24:46.073+01:002016-06-06T13:24:46.073+01:00It seems that all of our lovely old bird friends a...It seems that all of our lovely old bird friends and stars of this blog are doing very well with their young. Yay!<br /><br />And yes, that Little Owl looks exasperated (but then again, he is faced with the equivalent of two rambuctious and rowdy teenagers). More human than humans.Tinúvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-11225582658370534932016-06-06T11:51:50.573+01:002016-06-06T11:51:50.573+01:00The young female Black-Tailed Skimmer was around a...The young female Black-Tailed Skimmer was around again in the same spot on Sunday morning. June seems to be their hatching time, so there may well be more (they particularly like slow-moving water). harryghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04184350321693687780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-26122015576877862592016-06-06T00:08:59.114+01:002016-06-06T00:08:59.114+01:00The Moorhens' nest is in a well kept royal gar...The Moorhens' nest is in a well kept royal garden, and any plastic would be instantly collected. Unfortunately that place is a very narrow ledge, and nests tend to fall off. The gardeners put in a floating basket for the Moorhens last year, and they tried nesting first in and then on it, but for some reason the experiment failed.<br /><br />Yes, terrapins do eat ducklings. But they are elusive and eradicating them would be very difficult.<br /><br />Sorry your comment appeared twice. Blogger often does this. I will always tidy up duplicates as soon as I spot them.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-24928782466904367662016-06-05T21:40:46.776+01:002016-06-05T21:40:46.776+01:00That's a good-looking nest for a moorhen! And ...That's a good-looking nest for a moorhen! And no plastic. Does/can the Park do anything about the terrapins? I think they may eat small chicks etc? I've seen them in other parks, too.Ulrikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06022985141813875238noreply@blogger.com