tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post9210688937755227013..comments2024-03-27T19:59:10.159+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-73045306199072347922016-06-12T19:46:23.078+01:002016-06-12T19:46:23.078+01:00thank you :)thank you :)miriam shnapikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12877179384993217116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-26607238426772309272016-06-12T19:35:18.253+01:002016-06-12T19:35:18.253+01:00Thank you. The Mute Swans are here all the year ro...Thank you. The Mute Swans are here all the year round.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-25071992127020329192016-06-12T19:27:55.239+01:002016-06-12T19:27:55.239+01:00beautiful photographs. I wonder if you know - are ...beautiful photographs. I wonder if you know - are there swans in october in the pond?miriam shnapikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12877179384993217116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-75273322364690332892016-06-08T19:27:28.757+01:002016-06-08T19:27:28.757+01:00Thanks. That seems to be the explanation. He's...Thanks. That seems to be the explanation. He's been making nests for months.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-37752073545033587452016-06-08T19:26:43.349+01:002016-06-08T19:26:43.349+01:00Its webbed feet help to spread the load. Eggs are ...Its webbed feet help to spread the load. Eggs are very strong indeed under a distributed pressure.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-59197096043021469672016-06-08T11:46:55.065+01:002016-06-08T11:46:55.065+01:00The black swan nesting behaviour is interesting. M...The black swan nesting behaviour is interesting. Mute swans "practice" nest building before they are old enough to breed (http://www.swanlife.com/life-in-the-field-groups.html), so it could be a form of this behaviour. Ankahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01337430513732317290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-60139937989619940832016-06-08T11:04:23.017+01:002016-06-08T11:04:23.017+01:00The pictures of the cygnets emerging are amazing i...The pictures of the cygnets emerging are amazing if only for demonstrating how strong those eggs are to take the weight of a swan on them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-61451487355355947442016-06-07T21:15:38.625+01:002016-06-07T21:15:38.625+01:00Didn't know that. But I don't believe the ...Didn't know that. But I don't believe the film needs taking seriously. Ulrikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06022985141813875238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-3778900473686163672016-06-07T21:14:04.185+01:002016-06-07T21:14:04.185+01:00Doubtless they are. There is no other explanation....Doubtless they are. There is no other explanation.<br /><br />I've always adored that quote, but it must be heard in full Schwarzeneggerian accent for maximum effect! Tinúvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-76821210266129556942016-06-07T21:12:45.191+01:002016-06-07T21:12:45.191+01:00I think it would actually suit them very much!
I ...I think it would actually suit them very much!<br /><br />I was never able, when I was younger, to take that movie seriously. I know it is a great movie and I enjoy it very much, but as it was filmed partly in Spain, some of the non-speaking actors were Spanish. The actress that played Conan's mother was an (in-)famous Spanish softcore actress. I was never able to get past the "Hey, that's Nadiuska!" shock. Tinúvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-24423093046154998332016-06-07T20:53:59.215+01:002016-06-07T20:53:59.215+01:00I'm imagining swans talking with the younger S...I'm imagining swans talking with the younger Schwarzenegger accent. Ouch.Ulrikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06022985141813875238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-77073194929187504632016-06-07T20:10:12.053+01:002016-06-07T20:10:12.053+01:00Perhaps young swans are shown Conan the Barbarian....Perhaps young swans are shown <i>Conan the Barbarian</i>.<br />'Conan! What is best in life?'<br />'To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.'<br />(This famous line is actually lifted from a book by Harlod Lamb, <i>Genghis Khan, Emperor of All Men</i>.)Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-65835710221614541132016-06-07T19:47:26.722+01:002016-06-07T19:47:26.722+01:00That picture of the father Swan teaching proper (s...That picture of the father Swan teaching proper (swan) behaviour to its cygnets could be a great illustration for a manual on correct parenting for swans, if swans could write and read books.<br /><br /><br />Isn't the Black Swan something of an inspiration for Coots? He's everything a Coot would wish itself to be: tall, dark, and handsome, not to mention a great fighter and a great decorator.<br /><br />Gorgeously magical pictures of the newborn cygnets, by the way!Tinúvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.com