A Blackbird's warning

A female Blackbird warned of a Magpie in the tree above her. The high-pitched 'seep' call meaning 'beware of a predator overhead' is given and understood by many different songbirds.

There was a sound of at least one young Reed Warbler, maybe two, in the small reed bed at the southwest corner of the bridge.

The familiar Coal Tit in the Flower Walk looked out from the big spotty leaves of an aucuba bush.

An affectionate pair of Feral Pigeons took turns to preen each other, no doubt getting some fleas and mites to eat in the process.

A young Magpie snatched a peanut from its parent and ran off with it.

Both the male Little Owl near the Round Pond ...

... and his mate ...

... as well as one of the owlets were visible. The male is now quite calm about his family being photographed.

One of the owlets at the Serpentine Gallery stretched a wing.

The young Grey Herons were lurching around gracelessly in their nest on the island.

One of the Coot chicks from the boat platform was sitting to preen itself, with its very large feet stretched out in front.

The Coot nest north of Peter Pan, which has produced just one teenager this year, is active again.

The female Pochard is still at the Serpentine outflow where her ducklings were washed over the weir into the chamber below. Faint calls indicate that at least one is alive -- there are algae and plants to sustain it. Unsure what to do about this, I have texted the Wildlife Officer.

The last remaining Mallard duckling has survived another day.

Neil made a remarkable find, a newt on the path near the Italian Garden. Neither of us knows much about amphibians, which are very seldom seen in the park, but he thinks it's a female Smooth Newt.

A Meadow Brown butterfly did a good job of impersonating a dead leaf.

The dwarf pomegranate behind the Big Bird statue has flowers and developing fruit at the same time.