tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post7937878192488072270..comments2024-03-29T01:41:15.713+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-14636218230198407882019-04-02T01:47:53.243+01:002019-04-02T01:47:53.243+01:00April the first has been cancelled this year, sinc...April the first has been cancelled this year, since the government is more absurd than anything a mere jokester could imagine. I don't think the people in the boat were steady at all. They were being towed at a brisk 5 mph, well over the top speed of a pedalo, and the rotation of the pedals was making their knees go up and down like the rockers on a Merlin engine.<br /><br />I don't know what happened to that fish. The grebe had to abandon it, and fish are pretty hardy.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-72093583461712776822019-04-02T01:38:54.727+01:002019-04-02T01:38:54.727+01:00Ralph was that an April 1st spiel about saving the...Ralph was that an April 1st spiel about saving the actors having to pedal hard? Surely it's mainly to get a good steady fly's eye shot from the larger vessel? Well you got a rise from me anyway then.<br /><br />Do you know if the Lakenheath fish (Ide?) was a goner? Would be such a waste of a wild life. Jim.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-13308492027063352502019-04-01T23:28:38.258+01:002019-04-01T23:28:38.258+01:00Reminded obscurely of Nero's fake Olympic Game...Reminded obscurely of Nero's fake Olympic Games, where he is said to have entered the four-horse chariot race in a chariot drawn by ten horses.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-90333923439995998952019-04-01T23:21:50.489+01:002019-04-01T23:21:50.489+01:00I'm sure there is some symbolism about the sta...I'm sure there is some symbolism about the state of civilization in hiring a motor boat to prevent some highly paid professionals from making any kind of physical effort.<br /><br />Back to birds - love the black and the white in the Blackbird picture. The Little Owl looks so funny peering down at you!Tinúvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-5718577711402591992019-04-01T22:53:58.327+01:002019-04-01T22:53:58.327+01:00She did look rather elderly. I think I've seen...She did look rather elderly. I think I've seen her before, but not sure as there have been several Canadas with speckled heads on the lake in recent years.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-14413082061522470832019-04-01T22:52:17.983+01:002019-04-01T22:52:17.983+01:00I haven't been to St James's Park for a wh...I haven't been to St James's Park for a while or heard news of the Tawny Owls. I always publish anything I hear about them.<br /><br />I'll be in the park on Sunday as usual, and will probably run into you.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-15724911441707919802019-04-01T22:50:37.670+01:002019-04-01T22:50:37.670+01:00There are Great Tits all over Buck Hill that are h...There are Great Tits all over Buck Hill that are happy to come to the hand to be fed. I think they move around the park more than we suppose.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-89870747948363189342019-04-01T22:48:07.112+01:002019-04-01T22:48:07.112+01:00The pedals go round anyway when the boat moves. It...The pedals go round anyway when the boat moves. It was being towed quite briskly, and their expensive little knees were fairly pumping up and down in a passive way.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-45031360342817446142019-04-01T22:20:33.912+01:002019-04-01T22:20:33.912+01:00Hi Ralph,
the speckled female Canada goose has bee...Hi Ralph,<br />the speckled female Canada goose has been a semi-resident on the lake past 4 years I think, she is mated with a male Canada goose, they are both fairly old and she is now semi-blind. THis year they decided to stay on the lake permanently ( most birds seem to abandon the lake in March before returning in late May and June ( unless they had babies I guess ). <br /><br />I believe she is just too old now to fly somewhere else. I have noticed many old birds stay on the lake until they die. <br /><br />Jennanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-81396342210820471652019-04-01T22:00:04.913+01:002019-04-01T22:00:04.913+01:00Hello, great read as usual. Do you know what’s the...Hello, great read as usual. Do you know what’s the update with tawny owls at St James Park. And have you seen the peregrines on the barrack? Not sure about the weather but planning to come on Sunday, would you mind me accompanying you if you’re going to the park? All the best. Hugohttps://www.rzhn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-57365659646826916262019-04-01T21:40:40.248+01:002019-04-01T21:40:40.248+01:00Aha! Thought I saw a Little Grebe on the Long Wate...Aha! Thought I saw a Little Grebe on the Long Water this afternoon, but didn't have binoculars or a zoom lens (and didn't entirely trust my eyesight).<br />In the bushes near the Henry Moore was a small flock of Great Tits, away from the madding crowds feeding the parakeets by the leaf yard, but only one was bold enough to come to my hand. Always a delight!Ulrikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06022985141813875238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-69387373698461467532019-04-01T21:15:43.519+01:002019-04-01T21:15:43.519+01:00Maybe if the actors had been pedalling, there woul...Maybe if the actors had been pedalling, there would have been too much noise. As always an interesting read.L fairfaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12274756119129254373noreply@blogger.com