tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post9009127810288844249..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-12101498085482209642019-09-08T01:44:40.404+01:002019-09-08T01:44:40.404+01:00I don't think the Black cygnet is changing col...I don't think the Black cygnet is changing colour yet, though I'd have to look to be sure. You can't really tell from a photograph. When it does go black later it will be by growing black feathers to replace the original ones, as with the white feathers on white swans.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-47034412982174730692019-09-08T00:40:26.937+01:002019-09-08T00:40:26.937+01:00Also worth looking around for if other birds abrup...Also worth looking around for if other birds abruptly call, scatter, dive or are wheeling, or if a crow is heard making aerial attack rattle call; or it may be due to some other predatory bird. JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-60770186716238297542019-09-07T23:52:10.105+01:002019-09-07T23:52:10.105+01:00I am always amazed by how light on their feet Greb...I am always amazed by how light on their feet Grebes are. They accelerate like tiny Porsches.<br /><br />What colour is the Black cygnet turning? It looks beigy. I always thought they'd turn greyer and greyer until they became black.<br /><br />Clever swan. Maybe we`ll see it chewing home-made gum in short order.TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-53828784298348406962019-09-07T19:57:20.162+01:002019-09-07T19:57:20.162+01:00No, they may pass over anywhere. You just have to ...No, they may pass over anywhere. You just have to keep an eye on the sky.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-30377194369887643882019-09-07T19:43:56.023+01:002019-09-07T19:43:56.023+01:00Sorry to bother you again, any tips for sparrow ha...Sorry to bother you again, any tips for sparrow hawks?L fairfaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12274756119129254373noreply@blogger.com