tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post2305768616025645174..comments2024-03-27T19:59:10.159+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-76024575536803803262020-08-06T21:09:22.324+01:002020-08-06T21:09:22.324+01:00Thanks for the identification. I don't think I...Thanks for the identification. I don't think I've seen one before.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-30132628073814965372020-08-06T06:40:16.830+01:002020-08-06T06:40:16.830+01:00Nice shots of the Sparrowhawk (good to see that th...Nice shots of the Sparrowhawk (good to see that this & Hobby have bred with you this year) & the Little Owl.<br /><br />The bumblebee on the Cardoon is a male (with the yellow collar) Red-tailed Bumblebee.Conehead54https://www.blogger.com/profile/18423862602236191493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-52057052025090686152020-08-06T03:23:14.700+01:002020-08-06T03:23:14.700+01:00Swans' wings develop particularly late. This i...Swans' wings develop particularly late. This is useful, because swans are such unmanoeuvrable creatures in the air. If they could fly as teenagers they would surely crash into obstacles and kill themselves, but taking to the air is postponed till the last moment and this saves them.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-72811980555572130112020-08-06T00:49:06.646+01:002020-08-06T00:49:06.646+01:00Always a happy experience to see the usual Robin. ...Always a happy experience to see the usual Robin. Trusty, faithful little bird (so maybe it has a bit of self-interest in the matter, but still).<br /><br />You must be tired of hearing me say this, but every day I say, Grebe chicks cannot get any more lovable, and day by day they prove me wrong.<br /><br />To think that those puny little wings will develope into wings supposedly able to break a man's arm...TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.com