tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post7281652873492219523..comments2024-03-29T01:41:15.713+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-68221047076648863992016-05-12T00:09:25.252+01:002016-05-12T00:09:25.252+01:00It's sad that the recent increase in numbers o...It's sad that the recent increase in numbers of Herring Gulls has made it so hard for water birds to breed here. Ducks are the hardest hit, and even the prolific Mallards seldom get more than a handful through. However, Mandarins are doing well nearby on the Regent's Canal between Little Venice and the Zoo.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-56599567837820103282016-05-11T22:20:48.707+01:002016-05-11T22:20:48.707+01:00So sorry to hear that the Mandarin ducklings have ...So sorry to hear that the Mandarin ducklings have not survived. Pauline G.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-82078224039540685362016-05-10T20:35:15.857+01:002016-05-10T20:35:15.857+01:00Little Grebes visit the Round Pond quite often. It...Little Grebes visit the Round Pond quite often. It has enough small fish to feed them, but I can't think what else they see in this open, featureless place, so different from the overgrown ponds which are their usual habitat.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-49895197250462930662016-05-10T20:33:20.672+01:002016-05-10T20:33:20.672+01:00I think he can be cleared of vanity, anyway. If he...I think he can be cleared of vanity, anyway. If he saw his reflection in a mirror he'd attack it.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-35762018828205279192016-05-10T20:21:07.846+01:002016-05-10T20:21:07.846+01:00curious to see a Little Grebe on the Round Pond? O...curious to see a Little Grebe on the Round Pond? Our Long Water bird is normally so shy & elusive! lovely nonetheless.<br />Mark W2Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-65880449840425923722016-05-10T20:02:45.103+01:002016-05-10T20:02:45.103+01:00How elegantly the Black Swan cruises by. That is e...How elegantly the Black Swan cruises by. That is effortless beauty. "Beauty Without Vanity, Strength without Insolence, Courage without Ferocity". <br /><br />(Well, so perhaps he can be a tad insolent and ferocious as well).TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.com