tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post1086277556196610969..comments2024-03-27T19:59:10.159+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-25630115045897745302020-08-29T05:54:04.673+01:002020-08-29T05:54:04.673+01:00I have only seen two V. zonaria and one Hornet, we...I have only seen two V. zonaria and one Hornet, well below normal. But in contrast there are great clouds of Common Wasps at the place where foolish visitors put halved apples on the railings for the Rose-Ringed Parakeets. No doubt there is a nest somewhere near, but numbers are still impressive and, usefully, it's deterring people who hold out a bit of apple for a parakeet and get a dozen wasps instead.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-80287832124743501212020-08-29T05:33:57.780+01:002020-08-29T05:33:57.780+01:00Amusing to watch those Mallard teenagers move the ...Amusing to watch those Mallard teenagers move the Feral Pigeons away from their food!<br /><br />Pleased you've got another Willow Emerald- numbers should peak round about now.<br /><br /> I've only seen about 3 V. zonaria this year including one in the garden, so seems a pretty poor year for them. Social wasp numbers seem low too & as the hoverfly enters wasp nests to lay their eggs, that could be a factor? I was pleased to see 2 Hornets in Pembroke Lodge gardens, Richmond Park yesterday as I've seen very few this season. Possibly the very wet autumn/winter combined with some sharp May frosts may well be factors in the decline?Conehead54https://www.blogger.com/profile/18423862602236191493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-15617677968866970902020-08-29T01:34:43.356+01:002020-08-29T01:34:43.356+01:00There are over 200 Coots on the lake, so it's ...There are over 200 Coots on the lake, so it's quite hard to take a picture without a Coot in it. But they do love any kind of fight and hurry over when one breaks out.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-30502932597384768902020-08-29T00:44:53.630+01:002020-08-29T00:44:53.630+01:00Mysteriously, there always seems to be a Coot loit...Mysteriously, there always seems to be a Coot loitering in the vicinity whenever swan trouble brews in the horizon. Maybe they are boxing fans, maybe they are looking to learn new techiques from such pros as the Black Swan. Who knows.TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.com