A Goldcrest sang in the garden of the Serpentine Lodge ...
... and a pair of Long-Tailed Tits bounced through the trees by Peter Pan. Both these restless creatures have to be snapped in a moment, and you often miss them entirely
This Blue Tit ...
... and Robin in the Rose Garden know that they will be fed after they have been photographed, but it doesn't stop them from showing signs of impatience.
The Coal Tits at Mount Gate also understand that if they stay still for a few seconds they'll get fed all the sooner. They used to be almost impossible to photograph.
Two fine pictures from Ahmet Amerikali: a Wren in Russia Dock Woodland ...
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... and a Blackcap singing in Southwark Park.
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I'm not having any luck with Blackcaps. Two were singing by the Long Water but stayed obstinately out of sight.
The Grey Heron chicks in the top nest have grown big and boisterous, and feeding time is a frantic affair.
The Coot nest next to the moored rowing boat the the island now has at least one egg in it, exposed for a moment while the sitting bird was trying to place a large twig.
Egyptian news roundup: the eight goslings at the Round Pond are now quite large.
The pair at the Triangle still have seven ...
... but there have been heavy losses at the boat hire platform and only one of the five is left. There are Herring Gulls on the boats in this part of the lake, and that makes all the difference.
The single survivor on the south side of the lake was cruising happily with its mother.
The pair with a nest by the Henry Moore sculpture have failed again. They have very bad luck, and I think they have only succeeded once in raising any young, several years ago.
A pair of Mandarins passed along the edge of the Serpentine. The male is very bold and wanders through the weekend crowds. He knows that he is so spectacular that people will hasten to feed him unsuitable snacks.
A Brimstone butterfly settled on a dandelion near the leaf yard. They seem to be particularly fond of these flowers.
A Common Carder Bee, the first I've seen this year, browsed on the currant bush at Mount Gate.
A Honeybee was hard at work on a wallflower in the Rose Garden.
A late addition sent in by Peter Griffin from Holland Park, where total insanity has broken out. The regulations for Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens, which have the full force of law, don't mention feeding at all. Almost certainly those for Holland Park are similar, so this wild threat is unenforceable. Also, of course, there won't be any Royal Parks police soon. Even the Metroplitan force has just suffered a cut of 1700 officers thanks to the fragrant Sadiq Khan,
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Insanity indeed coming from the Kensington and Chelsea Council. Threats, abuse, pettiness. When I started coming to Hyde Park 15 years ago, everyone was happy. It was a lovely place where most were coexisting in peace. Visitors were happy ( feeding ), parks were happy and birds were happy too! Since Covid all these vile signs cropping up like mushrooms after rain once again telling us what to do using threats and 'terror'. Insanity is the next pandemic .
ReplyDeleteJenna
The Covid 'pandemic' was already insanity. We are goverened by malevolent lunatics whose only desire is to keep us in subjection.
DeleteOne thousand pounds. I would ask if they had gone mad, but they haven't. It's just a way to tighten the leash and force people into submission.
ReplyDeleteWhen can we expect the first, now larger gosling to be out of danger? Every day that passes looks like a miracle.
Tinúviel
It will never be out of danger, of course, but at least I think it's too large now to be snatched by a Herring Gull which is the main threat. Every day it survives improves its chances.
DeleteI called this a few months ago! “You will be caught with a hefty fine for feeding animals in parks”. The world is becoming even more crazier and control measures are ludicrously mad. But again, us classic brits just bend over and take it! One person who is fighting relentlessly against the people in power on wildlife wickedness, is Chris Packham. He continues to try and back them into corners, to give a voice for the people and animals.
ReplyDeleteThe future looks very bleak in my eyes and I worry for our new generations that will be even more imprisoned, especially with AI on the rise.
Sean
Also what I hate about the government and that people cannot work out for themselves, is how they twist things around to make them look like the good people. Always protecting you first as a citizen, coming out with bs that will harm you in anyway and they simply are our guardian angels watching out for us! They use reverse psychology on us to make us think this and force fear emotions for control. Oh! “Science has confirmed” “scientists say” wake up people. Educate yourself.
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As the joke goes, 97 per cent of scientists agree with the people sponsoring them. But sadly, it isn't a joke any more.
DeleteYes. If I catch bird flu and die from it well it's my own risk and decision. I don't think it gets passed on that easily ( if you follow the basic hygiene rule ) and at least I will die happy doing what I enjoy doing. Some of these coucils are real lowlifes.
ReplyDeleteJenna
I did hear that a sheep is alleged to have caught bird flu. Suspect that this a complete lie. Governments aren't even bothering to exaggerate now. They just make things up.
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