tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post2154881167632098183..comments2024-03-29T01:41:15.713+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-81674616740830172992019-04-25T04:12:39.133+01:002019-04-25T04:12:39.133+01:00Yes, I think so. They're everywhere now. Pied ...Yes, I think so. They're everywhere now. Pied Wagtails and Great Crested Grebes are also feasting on them.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-90882649840102026342019-04-25T04:11:17.132+01:002019-04-25T04:11:17.132+01:00Yes, grebes are special. Imagine what life would b...Yes, grebes are special. Imagine what life would be like if, every time your husband went out of sight for ten minutes and then you saw him again, you felt the need to have a ceremonial dance with him.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-91821945188676288932019-04-25T04:06:16.814+01:002019-04-25T04:06:16.814+01:00Egyptians really are no good at all at parenting. ...Egyptians really are no good at all at parenting. The only way the species has survived is through huge fertility.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-75849349342121995432019-04-25T02:34:20.051+01:002019-04-25T02:34:20.051+01:00Would it have been those midges that the female Ma...Would it have been those midges that the female Mallard was going crazy for in yesterday's vid, before the Red-Crested Pochard pounces? JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-7095111689978218802019-04-24T23:15:21.502+01:002019-04-24T23:15:21.502+01:00Those Heron teenagers look traumatized to me Serio...Those Heron teenagers look traumatized to me Seriously. No wonder they refuse to leave their nest.<br /><br />On the other hand, how lovely to have such great news about the rescued Grebe! I never tire of watching them dance, or lovingly carry their pretty stripey babies on their back. They are adorable even when they snarl.Tinúvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-32360364147807645572019-04-24T22:12:48.535+01:002019-04-24T22:12:48.535+01:00Hi Ralph,
the Egyptian mother managed to stamp on...Hi Ralph,<br /><br />the Egyptian mother managed to stamp on one of the goslings later this afternoon, he was belly up and she was standing on him with one foot, he later had troubles getting up and kept falling over to the ground. After about 5 mins he seemed okayish and then all of them swam off to the island. Poor thing he is also smaller than the two siblings. Maybe adopted or maybe girls tend to be smaller goslings. I hope he will be alive tomorrow:/Jennanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-25331336510979357772019-04-24T20:33:46.448+01:002019-04-24T20:33:46.448+01:00I think there's only one pure Bar-Head in St J...I think there's only one pure Bar-Head in St James's Park, an old pinioned female who is both the mother and the grandmother of this one. Birds are more resistant to the effects of inbreeding than mammals.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-86543012692361202552019-04-24T20:28:52.347+01:002019-04-24T20:28:52.347+01:00 That’s interesting-one of the Bar-headed hybrids ... That’s interesting-one of the Bar-headed hybrids in St James’s Park was going round with a Greylag the other day. It chased a rival Greylag away very noisily with much beating of wings, and then went back to show off to its own Greylag!Ian Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805150608243315063noreply@blogger.com