tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post2019396125181445157..comments2024-03-29T01:41:15.713+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-66973202889991449332017-03-24T13:30:29.503+00:002017-03-24T13:30:29.503+00:00I had thought it was an universal proverb and it t...I had thought it was an universal proverb and it turns out it only exists in Spanish ("He's worse than Attila's horse, where it passed grass did not grow again"). Sorry about that.<br /><br />A propos of nothing, but I don't know who else to ask: why are Griffon vultures called "Griffon" in English? In most other languages they are called a variation of "tawny".TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-29028729580562829822017-03-23T20:29:51.252+00:002017-03-23T20:29:51.252+00:00I had to look up Attila's horse, but now I see...I had to look up Attila's horse, but now I see what you mean. I suppose that in areas less richly grassy than an English park, having a big territory would be a good idea to furnish enough food for the chicks.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-23660604437791005862017-03-23T20:02:02.830+00:002017-03-23T20:02:02.830+00:00I wonder if legends about Attila's horse were ...I wonder if legends about Attila's horse were really about nesting swans after all...<br /><br />Egyptian Geese's penchant for flying off at imaginary rivals while leaving chicks unattended must have an evolutionary advantage, surely, but I cannot see what it is for the life of me. <br /><br />That Moorhen is so fashionably dishevelled, it could make the next Vogue UK cover.TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.com