Tuesday 3 December 2019

As I came into the park, some Long-Tailed Tits were investigating a bush. There was time for just one picture, which by chance showed one taking off from a twig.


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.

2 comments:

  1. That is a good way to say goodbye to the light of the day. Lovely clip.

    That 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.

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    1. 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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