tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post8884959066310520604..comments2024-03-29T01:41:15.713+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-24254320984837477522013-05-03T18:29:19.229+01:002013-05-03T18:29:19.229+01:00you seem to have an amazing eye! i'm sure i...you seem to have an amazing eye! i'm sure i'll see one when i least expect it as normal! ;-) meanwhile i'll check out their song & keep an ear pricked. meanwhile lovely to get your reports. keep up the good work.<br />thanks.<br />mark.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-31986811769228726242013-05-03T03:39:41.345+01:002013-05-03T03:39:41.345+01:00Thanks for the information. Will keep an eye on th...Thanks for the information. Will keep an eye on this very public nest, of course.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-37637874328208882882013-05-03T03:36:42.708+01:002013-05-03T03:36:42.708+01:00There are plenty of Blackcaps around the Long Wate...There are plenty of Blackcaps around the Long Water, and the males are singing at the moment, which is the best way to find them. But they are quite hard to see, as they are usually deep in the bushes, and they are shy and easily scared away. Today's picture was the result of exceptional luck. There just happened to be a gap in the leaves in front of where the bird was.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-87103661415656807242013-05-02T20:22:36.282+01:002013-05-02T20:22:36.282+01:00Good news! ..You're probably aware but the swa...Good news! ..You're probably aware but the swans at the Italian garden have not given up. She was sitting on the nest this evening,keeping a wary eye on a nosey brown rat who was poking about rather too close for comfort. When she got up to 'adjust her skirts' i saw that she had five new eggs. The male was on sentry duty between her and the grassy bank so i do hope they'll fare better this time - although i was a bit concerned to see three rather suspect looking blokes - cans in hand - rummaging around in the reeds at the waters edge just about 150m down from the italian gardens on the north side JBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-44145416534124515542013-05-02T20:18:08.736+01:002013-05-02T20:18:08.736+01:00that's a lovely shot of the blackcap ralph. i ...that's a lovely shot of the blackcap ralph. i have yet to set eyes on a blackcap in the park & pass that spot many times a week. any tips?<br />love reading your daily reports.<br />thanks.<br />mark.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com