tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post2397434644743246489..comments2024-03-27T19:59:10.159+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-45710139704551914782019-04-30T01:01:04.128+01:002019-04-30T01:01:04.128+01:00Homo soi-disant sapiens is certainly the strangest...<i>Homo soi-disant sapiens</i> is certainly the strangest and most unpredictable of the park's species.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-52989346660125300782019-04-29T22:26:16.379+01:002019-04-29T22:26:16.379+01:00Never a dull moment at the park, it seems. Best pl...Never a dull moment at the park, it seems. Best place for people-watching I've ever come across.<br /><br />Experienced handlers will recoil from an angry Heron. And yet a Coot will stand its ground. <br /><br />Great to see the Cygnet fairly in the way of reaching adulthoodTinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-14484267215937168912019-04-28T01:12:28.148+01:002019-04-28T01:12:28.148+01:00The Coot built its nest in a thoroughly unsuitable...The Coot built its nest in a thoroughly unsuitable place, and is doomed to constant conflict. I've also photographed it attacking a swan. Sadly, I think the gulls on the posts will almost certainly eat its babies the moment they appear.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-53042802055963673062019-04-28T01:09:54.293+01:002019-04-28T01:09:54.293+01:00Some things are destined to remain ever shrouded i...Some things are destined to remain ever shrouded in mystery.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-80912771525180628332019-04-27T22:43:48.482+01:002019-04-27T22:43:48.482+01:00I admire Coots for the way they stand up against b...I admire Coots for the way they stand up against birds which are bigger and more dangerous than them, like swans and heronsIan Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805150608243315063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-57630703212568781022019-04-27T22:06:18.344+01:002019-04-27T22:06:18.344+01:00Appleby Horse Fair come to Hyde Park? No idea re t...Appleby Horse Fair come to Hyde Park? No idea re the rabbits; bit late for Easter.Ulrikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06022985141813875238noreply@blogger.com