Little Owl pair together

Both the adult Little Owls at the Serpentine Gallery could be seen together in the lime tree, relaxing after bringing up their single owlet.

The male owl at the Round Pond looked round a branch of the horse chestnut.

The Peregrines on the tower were being unusually friendly with each other.

A Robin pulled up a worm in the bushes near the Henry Moore sculpture.

Across the path, a Long-Tailed Tit ...

... and a Blue Tit were looking for insects in the dead hawthorn where they are often seen.

Another Blue Tit perched in the corkscrew hazel in the Flower Walk.

A Wood Pigeon wandered along the herbaceous border.

There was a brief glimpse of a young Reed Warbler in the reeds under the Italian Garden, but they are no longer easy to see here.

Some views of the Great Crested Grebes at the bridge with three chicks (first clip) and farther up the Long Water with four (second and third clips).

The Little Grebe which was here for three months in the winter returned for a few days in July, but has now gone off again. Here is one in St James's Park where there is a permanent population, photographed by Mark Williams. Very likely our own bird came from there.

The two Moorhens in the Dell preened under the Chilean rhubarb. They don't seem to be a pair but are good friends anyway,

The invading Mute Swan and five cygnets on the Long Water touting for food at the Vista did their best to look sweet, though he is a murderous thug and is bringing his young up to be the same.

He saw off a dog without the slightest effort.

A Canada x Greylag Goose hybrid slurped up water from a puddle.

The scientific name of the squirrel genus is Sciurus, a Latinised form of Greek σκίουρος, from σκιά, shade, and οὐρά, tail, because it uses its tail as a sunshade.

A male Willow Emerald damselfly perched on a sun-warmed spike of the railings beside the Long Water. He was blown about by the breeze but hung on tight. Unlike most damselflies, Willow Emeralds don't fold their wings completely.