tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post2278935589913681179..comments2024-03-28T20:29:39.377+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-87243638320583485042016-01-06T03:41:11.161+00:002016-01-06T03:41:11.161+00:00It's those big strong beaks -- they just can&#...It's those big strong beaks -- they just can't resist pulling and lifting and throwing. Like human hands.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-55879696564841939022016-01-06T03:39:10.381+00:002016-01-06T03:39:10.381+00:00As to the gulls game of tug of war with a rope, I ...As to the gulls game of tug of war with a rope, I haven't seen it before. But, in California, we had a blue whale beached (a pregnant female, hit by a cargo shipper) and the baleen (very tough) remained floating or on the beach for months. The gulls were enacting tug of war in groups or two or three, pulling apart the last remains of the sadful blue whale. The games the gulls play, seem rather adaptive under a variety of circumstances.Johanna van de Woestijnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16045404955308369929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-86824334711582024852016-01-05T23:27:16.427+00:002016-01-05T23:27:16.427+00:00It's just a resting place. They have nested a ...It's just a resting place. They have nested a few times -- in tree holes, not on the ground -- but the ducklings have never survived long because of the gulls. The Regent's Canal is much safer. Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-46382132508961308612016-01-05T21:30:07.196+00:002016-01-05T21:30:07.196+00:00OTT it's true. What do they do together in the...OTT it's true. What do they do together in their bush Ralph?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-6263525724667972232016-01-05T21:28:10.044+00:002016-01-05T21:28:10.044+00:00I was re-united with my favourite pair of Thames s...I was re-united with my favourite pair of Thames swans today. I declared loudly how much I had missed them. They accepted this announcement of affection calmly and without fuss. I have now bought some posh digestives to cement our relationship on my next visit. If it works for Ralph, it might work for me!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09683657915069578017noreply@blogger.com