Great Tits are among the commonest birds in the park, but even so it's remarkable how many there are all over Kensington Gardens, popping out of the bushes everywhere. This one was in a yew beside the Henry Moore sculpture ...
... and here is one of the four that come to be fed near the Speke obelisk.
Another near the bridge called and hopped around nervously. There was a Magpie in the top of the tree.
At the other end of the bridge a Blue Tit was picking larvae out of a moth-damaged tree.
Long-Tailed Tits hunted through a plane tree near the Round Pond.
A chilly wind kept the Little Owl here out of sight in his hole, but it's much more sheltered at the Speke obelisk and the male owl emerged during a sunny spell.
The Redwings were in the same tree as yesterday near the Magazine. It has ivy around its lower branches and they're eating the berries.
A Carrion Crow washed in the Serpentine.
Some shots of the Black-Headed Gull who regards the landing stage at the Diana memorial fountain as his territory.
A stretch of the other side of the lake belongs to the Polish gull T4UN.
It's not at all clear what this Grey Heron was picking up in the Dell stream, but that's very often the case with sharp-eyed birds finding small edible creatures.
After almost all the Cormorants left I wasn't expecting them to come back, but today there were 19 on the Long Water. Ten perched on the posts at Peter Pan.
The Little Grebe in the Italian Garden confronted a pair of Gadwalls. They don't like it fishing under them, but leave it alone as long as it doesn't get too close.
The new pair of Mute Swans came over to the Vista to see if anyone would feed them before they went off to chase away some intruders which had come under the bridge.
The Black Swan on the Round Pond was alone. But he doesn't spend all his time with his new girlfriend.
A female Pochard cruised along the Lido.
Love the photo of the Little Grebe facing the Gadwall pair-quite an unusual composition!
ReplyDeleteThe female Pochard is a beautiful looking bird. The only Pochard I saw at Ruislip Lido yesterday was a sole female.
I wonder whether Little Grebes shadow ducks in natural ponds. It's most unusual to get such a close view of their behaviour.
DeleteWednesday's video of the Great Tit showed such vivid colours in the bird I was left to wonder if it was the light, or perhaps the reflection of the greenery around it setting off the greenish parts of its plumages. Or maybe it was an exceptionally colourful bird.
ReplyDeleteMaybe the teen Swan doesn't even know she is female. Maybe she doesn't even know why the Black Swan is keeping her company. Sad business if she doesn't get with the programme.
Tinúviel
I think the camera was overcompensating a but for the Great Tit having been filmed in the shade of the bushes on a dull day.
ReplyDeleteWhatever happens, the Black Swan and his teenage girlfriend have nowhere to nest. The Round Pond is completely open, with no vegetation but lawn anywhere near the edge.