tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post6796422432204734446..comments2024-03-27T19:59:10.159+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-13345011314335469192018-10-12T00:54:29.942+01:002018-10-12T00:54:29.942+01:00A few years ago a film crew wanted to shoot a scen...A few years ago a film crew wanted to shoot a scene set in the Serpentine Gallery, and took a great deal of trouble to dress up the loggia of the Italian Garden to look like the gallery, which was only 500 metres away. Well, it keeps a lot of people in employment.<br /><br />Now all we need is a Starling that imitates a Magpie.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-81707202283490604412018-10-11T21:11:36.350+01:002018-10-11T21:11:36.350+01:00I have heard it said that movie people prefer to b...I have heard it said that movie people prefer to build sets whenever possible, even if they have a natural location right at hand. Who knows why.<br /><br />That is a good spa for swans. No wonder they are drawn to it (like we all would, I guess).<br /><br />Lately a Magpie has been walking up and down the pedestrian street underneath my window calling to no one in particular and imitating a Starling all the while. I don't know what purpose it serves for the bird, but it certainly appears to be having fun.TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.com