tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post2461746171250543519..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-40627659222670733142019-03-07T09:52:11.889+00:002019-03-07T09:52:11.889+00:00So far the young herons have had the good sense to...So far the young herons have had the good sense to huddle down when the wind gets up. They haven't yet reached the stage when they start climbing around dangerously.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-69349055306954858202019-03-07T05:54:07.868+00:002019-03-07T05:54:07.868+00:00Wonderful photo of the young Herons- hope they don...Wonderful photo of the young Herons- hope they don't get blown out in the anticipated strong winds.<br /><br />Good showing of the Red-crested Pochards- exquisite birds!Conehead54https://www.blogger.com/profile/18423862602236191493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-85022030849745693342019-03-06T23:35:20.488+00:002019-03-06T23:35:20.488+00:00I've never seen a Mistle Thrush nest before ei...I've never seen a Mistle Thrush nest before either, but I have seen the fledglings around here in two years, so let's hope the pair succeed again.<br /><br />Coots are masters of building strong nests in difficult places, perhaps the water equivalent of storks on land. Their methods certainly deserve study.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-42171159559608553542019-03-06T22:51:10.962+00:002019-03-06T22:51:10.962+00:00I am looking so forward to seeing the daily progre...I am looking so forward to seeing the daily progress of the Mistle Thrush nest. I don't think I have ever seen one.<br /><br />Why won't biologists study Coots? Unglamorous they may be, but they are so determined, clever, and spunky, someone ought to write their dissertation about them.<br /><br />Great picture of the young Herons looking up! They look like something from out of this world.TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.com