tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post8445119278715408410..comments2024-03-29T01:41:15.713+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-84628890946246209382017-09-20T05:12:49.339+01:002017-09-20T05:12:49.339+01:00The Black Swan is surprisingly vocal if you are us...The Black Swan is surprisingly vocal if you are used to Mute Swans. I think that is a cry of outrage rather than actual pain.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-9706033573499168292017-09-19T21:57:46.234+01:002017-09-19T21:57:46.234+01:00I think the Heron would very much like to have a g...I think the Heron would very much like to have a go at that helicopter. Sometimes I think that if they grew as big as their ancestors they'd have a go at us as well.<br /><br />I concur that the dominant Mute Swan is too aggressive. I hadn't thought that it would be able to cause physical harm to our Black Swan, but from his vocalizations in the clip he sounds in pain to me.<br /><br />Lovely clip of the singing Robin today! Thank you so much for that.TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-25389880706147338262017-09-19T20:57:12.721+01:002017-09-19T20:57:12.721+01:00I think it was a fight with the dominant male Mute...I think it was a fight with the dominant male Mute Swan on the Long Water that led to the Black Swan going away for several months. He doesn't really challenge the dominant male. Just being there is enough to set the furious bird off.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-86912385384957106892017-09-19T20:40:46.378+01:002017-09-19T20:40:46.378+01:00I wish the Black Swan wouldn't challenge the d...I wish the Black Swan wouldn't challenge the dominant male. It's never going to end well.Ian Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805150608243315063noreply@blogger.com