tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post1955277205418049716..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-33714004276384814872020-11-24T05:31:39.024+00:002020-11-24T05:31:39.024+00:00Thanks for the information. Usually migrant Blackb...Thanks for the information. Usually migrant Blackbirds include a lot of young males still with dark bills. I haven't seen any of these, and think that the one I've spotted recently must be a resident. I've been round all the places where I know that there are usually Blackbirds without a sighting.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-35908492414105506702020-11-24T05:28:16.545+00:002020-11-24T05:28:16.545+00:00Good to have the Little Owl back-photo shows okay ...Good to have the Little Owl back-photo shows okay for me.<br /><br />The BTO Garden News that came out last week mentions a low reporting rate for Blackbirds since August. Though in late summer they would be moulting so more secretive there should be plenty now with a mix of resident & wintering birds. Still few here. My Sunday patch is the best with 10 birds, many of which I suspect are migrants. I don't see any in my local park where there are normally several & most other places very low numbers.<br /><br />Lovely image of the 2 Mute Swans.Conehead54https://www.blogger.com/profile/18423862602236191493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-52837244162999978832020-11-24T04:08:30.961+00:002020-11-24T04:08:30.961+00:00I had to call to the Little Owl to make her look b...I had to call to the Little Owl to make her look back over her shoulder. We've known each other for eight and a half years and she takes no notice of me any more.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-74344581803348533642020-11-24T00:18:22.241+00:002020-11-24T00:18:22.241+00:00Welcome back, Little Owl!!!!! Best news I've h...Welcome back, Little Owl!!!!! Best news I've had all week. The picture can be viewed perfectly well. She appears to be in bliss.<br /><br />Isn't the female Grebe pretty! So elegant, ladylike, and calm.TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.com