After a peaceful interlude the Black Swan is back to his usual aggressive self. He chased a Mute Swan off the Long Water and under the bridge ...
... and returned, looking pleased with himself.
Later he was with his mate 4GIQ on the edge of the Lido restaurant terrace.
The Egyptian goslings were in a huddle with the smallest in the middle. The largest one stretched, showing developing wing feathers.
The Gadwall drakes are now back in their quietly elegant breeding plumage.
The Great Crested Grebe family from the Long Water were at the bridge. Here are the three chicks together on the Serpentine ...
... and one of them swallowing a fish on the other side.
The single teenager from the Dell restaurant was fishing busily. I didn't see it catch anything.
The Little Grebe chicks weren't visible but could be heard on the Long Water.
There was an uneasy standoff at the bridge between a Grey Heron and a pair of Carrion Crows wanting to eat the same patch of scraps.
The female Little Owl at the Serpentine Gallery looked down from the plane tree.
A Jay waited in a holly tree by the bridge.
A Blue Tit in the Flower Walk ...
... and one of the regular Robins were also expecting service.
The fox at the Vista can be lured out of cover by putting some peanuts on the ground.
Squirrels were eating blackberries in a bramble patch and yew fruit in the Dell. They chew off the sweet juicy outside of the yew fruits and discard the hard seed inside which is poisonous.
A young squirrel at the Dell was getting too familiar with the human visitors. It knew that they had food but had not learnt the necessary caution. After it had started chasing people on the open lawn a parent came and collected it, which was a relief.
This dragonfly on a hybrid pelargonium in the Rose Garden is an old female Black-Tailed Skimmer who has lost her yellow colour and gone dark brown.
Several male Migrant Hawkers were hunting around the bridge ...
... and Willow Emerald damselflies mated on a reed. They too have dulled in colour.
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