tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post1808919686528334532..comments2024-03-29T01:41:15.713+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-33999888283896859232018-09-27T22:43:48.544+01:002018-09-27T22:43:48.544+01:00Thanks. No doubt you're right. Have changed.Thanks. No doubt you're right. Have changed.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-16070412724146658012018-09-27T22:19:04.886+01:002018-09-27T22:19:04.886+01:00Hi Ralph. In the first pic of the wagtail it has c...Hi Ralph. In the first pic of the wagtail it has caught a crane-fly. In the second the prey looks like a crane-fly emerging from pupa, showing the halteres symmetrically. Or is there some other explanation? Always a pleasure to tune in. JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-70579522044754981642018-09-26T20:43:03.040+01:002018-09-26T20:43:03.040+01:00Yes, I think the Long_Tailed Tit was curious about...Yes, I think the Long_Tailed Tit was curious about this human capering around under the tree with a large black machine trying to get a clear shot. They are not shy, and find humans irrelevant most of the time.<br /><br />I could hardly stand after looking through the viewfinder at the revolving Shoveller for two minutes. I cut the resulting video down to the whirliest bit.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-12439145333133678152018-09-26T20:38:52.370+01:002018-09-26T20:38:52.370+01:00Is the Long-tailed Tit looking at the camera? It l...Is the Long-tailed Tit looking at the camera? It looks as if it does.<br /><br />After watching the shoveller I feel the need to sit down.<br /><br />"Moorhen and rainbow" would be a good subject for a Charles Tunnicliffe painting.TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.com