tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post8070636387725361507..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-33296801415317905722016-05-25T21:11:05.552+01:002016-05-25T21:11:05.552+01:00I'm told that if you look after an owl chick f...I'm told that if you look after an owl chick from an early age, it becomes completely domesticated. But not house trained: you have been warned.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-19886763634392689222016-05-25T21:08:40.976+01:002016-05-25T21:08:40.976+01:00Think it's too late. No one has seen the gosli...Think it's too late. No one has seen the gosling. Sad, but it's not as if Canada Geese were an endangered species.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-65973800970411813122016-05-25T19:00:09.253+01:002016-05-25T19:00:09.253+01:00I don't know what a "house owl" is, ...I don't know what a "house owl" is, but I want one.Dom Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-2115734783373174602016-05-25T18:56:51.767+01:002016-05-25T18:56:51.767+01:00Can we safely declare Project: Canute a disastrous...Can we safely declare Project: Canute a disastrous failure? What has the (semi)scientific community learnt from this?<br /><br />P.S. I don't suppose the Wildlife Officer could save the day somehow?Dom Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-58632332059024043662016-05-25T00:04:13.692+01:002016-05-25T00:04:13.692+01:00Numbers of Little Owls are falling a bit after an ...Numbers of Little Owls are falling a bit after an earlier increase. Little Owls were scarce in this country until the late 19th century, when they were deliberately introduced as house owls to eat beetles and cockroaches. Like many birds, they seem to be adapting to an urban habitat. In the park, they have gone from zero to at least ten in five years, but this may be exceptional.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-86029820844831269492016-05-24T17:24:53.726+01:002016-05-24T17:24:53.726+01:00Magpies can be a nuisance. Much as I love them. I ...Magpies can be a nuisance. Much as I love them. I meant to ask, how is the Little Owl population in Britain faring? In Spain population decline has reached catastrophic levels.<br /><br />That picture of the Canada Geese goose-stepping is just glorious.TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.com