tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post1879703484330702954..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-53397536341776835382016-10-08T20:08:22.753+01:002016-10-08T20:08:22.753+01:00Not so sure about charm. The swan reminded me of t...Not so sure about charm. The swan reminded me of those embarrassing roving violinists that annoy people in open-air restaurants until they are paid to go away.<br /><br />I looked up the bomber. Beautiful on the ground, but when the swing wings are folded back there's an ugly bulge which no bird would tolerate.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-86196670963726938932016-10-08T20:05:04.207+01:002016-10-08T20:05:04.207+01:00They are elegant in a different way in winter, and...They are elegant in a different way in winter, and just as graceful in the water.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-85251649995887385442016-10-08T17:29:28.961+01:002016-10-08T17:29:28.961+01:00That Swan has apparently learned that one can earn...That Swan has apparently learned that one can earn a living on charm and not just on brute strength... perhaps there is hope for them still.<br /><br />Or maybe not. Last week there was a sort of aerial incident with a couple of Russian bombers which flew quite close to the Spanish border. They were TU 160 Blackjack, nicknamed in Russian White Swan. Funny how some journalists here proceeded to say that they looked nothing like their "peaceful" namesakes. One begs to differ: they are exactly what swans would look like (and perhaps act like) if they were bombers rather than birds!TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-90714012338021255562016-10-08T13:42:18.811+01:002016-10-08T13:42:18.811+01:00The great crested grebes are so beautiful even in ...The great crested grebes are so beautiful even in their fading plumage. Wonderful that so many have bred successfully this year.Coquetnatureloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17373488097315949265noreply@blogger.com