tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post8871385739476197482..comments2024-03-29T01:41:15.713+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-14005725303540980162014-04-09T20:59:43.478+01:002014-04-09T20:59:43.478+01:00what a lovely picture.
And I do so miss sparrows.....what a lovely picture.<br />And I do so miss sparrows..Ulrikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06022985141813875238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-9630161942631490842014-04-08T23:43:41.397+01:002014-04-08T23:43:41.397+01:00Our street was full of them. They would pick up th...Our street was full of them. They would pick up the food spilt from the nosebag of the milkman's horse. In the evenings a gaslighter on a bicycle would light the street lamps with a lighter on a long pole. Although this is absolutely true, I have some difficulty believing it myself.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-46112367340426613102014-04-08T23:00:08.273+01:002014-04-08T23:00:08.273+01:00I remember when you used to get sparrows on outdoo...I remember when you used to get sparrows on outdoor Cafe tables in central London..Ulrikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06022985141813875238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-52621877688916220572014-04-08T20:22:18.367+01:002014-04-08T20:22:18.367+01:00Thanks. Normally our owls are well in advance of t...Thanks. Normally our owls are well in advance of the others, but it's not as if they have a calendar on the wall of their nest.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-64430979143083472602014-04-08T20:20:57.946+01:002014-04-08T20:20:57.946+01:00Thanks for that. Can always depend on you for fung...Thanks for that. Can always depend on you for fungal lore.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-62178421425000005272014-04-08T20:04:17.575+01:002014-04-08T20:04:17.575+01:00Just for info - Tawny owlets were spotted in Staff...Just for info - Tawny owlets were spotted in Staffordshire yesterday (Staffordshirebirding.blogspot), so hopefully you'll see the park ones soon.AmandaBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01146904166158668514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-6238415175160506492014-04-08T19:18:30.119+01:002014-04-08T19:18:30.119+01:00Today I went to the park and indeed yesterday mush...Today I went to the park and indeed yesterday mushrooms are Agrocybe cylindracea, the Poplar Fieldcap. It's a very good edible mushroom, cultivated and sold in supermarkets in the continent. When cooked it looses its rubbery smell, and retains a very good texture. It has infected quite a few poplars in Hyde Park.<br />By the way, if you know where to look, there are lots of St Georges now in the park.<br />I also saw the tawny owl in the usual place at around 6.30 PM.<br />Mario<br />MarioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com