Two Little Owls were visible again today, the male near the Henry Moore sculpture ...
... and the female in the oak near the Albert Memorial.
A Jay raised its crest.
A Wren climbed a tree in the Rose Garden ...
... while a Robin stayed on the ground.
Although most of the Chaffinches near the bridge have gone away, there are still a couple.
A Blackbird poked about under a yew, looking for insects in the leaf litter.
Grey Herons like to perch in weeping willow trees, and can often be seen in these around the Serpentine.
This is the Red-Crested Pochard drake that is a long-term resident in the Italian Garden fountains and has a Mallard mate. It was time to look after those fine feathers.
A pair of Shovellers revolved at the Vista.
As the sun was setting over the Round Pond, Black-Headed Gulls hovered and screamed as someone held up food for them.
The Black Swan came to the edge in the fading light, hoping for a share. It's getting used to park life and being fed.
That is a good way to say goodbye to the light of the day. Lovely clip.
ReplyDeleteThat picture of the Long-Tailed Tit on the wing is MARVELLOUS!
I hope you will make the acquaintance of the Black Swan. It looks more skittish than our dearly departed Black Swan, but I do hope it will grow as fond of you as the other bird was.
The Black Swan may leave at any moment as mysteriously as it arrived. The Round Pond is a much more transient place than the main lake.
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