tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post1462435694842442712..comments2024-03-29T01:41:15.713+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Starlings nestingRalph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-7506828920953495882022-05-08T04:18:35.756+01:002022-05-08T04:18:35.756+01:00No, I think it's correct. Tinúviel in Spain ha...No, I think it's correct. Tinúviel in Spain has said much the same to me about small birds there.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-43732224948034415202022-05-08T00:27:40.159+01:002022-05-08T00:27:40.159+01:00I learnt that Robins are shy on the continent, par...I learnt that Robins are shy on the continent, partly because of trapping and shooting of small birds into recent history, is this outdated information? JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-65853648606888168572022-05-07T06:11:34.529+01:002022-05-07T06:11:34.529+01:00Please rant away. Always interesting to hear peopl...Please rant away. Always interesting to hear people's views. I try to help small birds, and feed the corvids because they are intelligent and amusing to deal with -- though I don't feed the big crow mobs at the leaf yard. I try to discourage people from giving unhealthy bread to waterfowl.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-36251988832187724152022-05-07T06:04:13.801+01:002022-05-07T06:04:13.801+01:00I am very happy that you still dispense pine nuts ...I am very happy that you still dispense pine nuts and peanuts.<br />I want to have a long rant against the diktat forbidding all feeding of all wildlife but you perhaps don't want that here. Anyway, I would be interested in your view.Peter Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11315115574507817481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-72911388826498005802022-05-07T03:12:39.567+01:002022-05-07T03:12:39.567+01:00Yes, I was hoping for a Sparrow too. Reed Buntings...Yes, I was hoping for a Sparrow too. Reed Buntings are lovely, but Sparrows here are precious rarities.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-23135923094076237342022-05-06T23:48:00.937+01:002022-05-06T23:48:00.937+01:00Before my eyes focused I actually thought it may ...Before my eyes focused I actually thought it may have been a male sparrow in breeding plumage, but sadly it was just a fleeting impression.<br /><br />I would never imagine there are shy Robins. They are such brazen plucky creatures.<br /><br />TinúvielAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-38250639417129319392022-05-06T21:20:20.455+01:002022-05-06T21:20:20.455+01:00Thanks.Thanks.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-4839592906978403552022-05-06T21:15:31.663+01:002022-05-06T21:15:31.663+01:00Looks like a male Reed bunting. Looks like a male Reed bunting. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com