tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post2308122484434658165..comments2024-03-29T01:41:15.713+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-4494768963346770762020-03-17T18:01:44.881+00:002020-03-17T18:01:44.881+00:00Thanks. Will go and see.Thanks. Will go and see.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-29702278675705358542020-03-17T17:56:31.665+00:002020-03-17T17:56:31.665+00:00The Grey Wagtails are back in Notting Hill Station...The Grey Wagtails are back in Notting Hill Station<br />MarioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-69268733914017197082020-03-17T05:38:00.485+00:002020-03-17T05:38:00.485+00:00Last year's pair didn't succeed, but there...Last year's pair didn't succeed, but there's always hope. One pair of Reed Warblers were successful.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-3798244112651130762020-03-17T05:28:40.578+00:002020-03-17T05:28:40.578+00:00What a lovely day yesterday! Hope your Reed Buntin...What a lovely day yesterday! Hope your Reed Buntings hang around to breed.Conehead54https://www.blogger.com/profile/18423862602236191493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-21652318700054422502020-03-17T01:56:21.455+00:002020-03-17T01:56:21.455+00:00Mute Swans don't just snort and hiss, they act...Mute Swans don't just snort and hiss, they actually have a fully vocal contact call which Collins describes as a 'rather loud, somewhat gull-like "ga-oh"'. Africa Gómez has a good article on Mute Swan sounds <a href="http://therattlingcrow.blogspot.com/2019/11/mute-swan-acoustic-communication.html#comment-form" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-64967504308801724192020-03-17T01:17:49.930+00:002020-03-17T01:17:49.930+00:00Poor newt. Herons are weapons of mass destruction....Poor newt. Herons are weapons of mass destruction.<br /><br />The black swan is looking particularly fine, indeed. But the gorgeousness accolade must go to the LOng-Tailed Tit perched in the bush.<br /><br />Wait, that snort belongs to a mute swan?! Whoever christened them as "mute" wasn't paying much attention.Tinúvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.com