tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post3088433080737453150..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-46736934808658928102017-07-30T20:42:52.880+01:002017-07-30T20:42:52.880+01:00I suppose ours have too. Well, they'll be back...I suppose ours have too. Well, they'll be back next year without having put a foot to the ground.<br /><br />Think you're right about the Black Swan.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-41056126037029038292017-07-30T20:35:55.966+01:002017-07-30T20:35:55.966+01:00Our swifts have all gone back to Africa. I miss th...Our swifts have all gone back to Africa. I miss their aerial play and their noise so much.<br /><br />I think the Black Swan is pulling the collective Mute Swans' legs.TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-6978809396630567822017-07-30T01:03:31.440+01:002017-07-30T01:03:31.440+01:00Yes, the Fairy Ring mushroom, as I said. Marasmius...Yes, the Fairy Ring mushroom, as I said. <i>Marasmius oreades</i>. Edible but not very interesting. Country people used to dry them by putting thread with a needle through the stems, which are very tough, and stringing them across the room. Then they could be added to soups and stews.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-21926082164460031042017-07-30T00:58:11.212+01:002017-07-30T00:58:11.212+01:00I think he's teasing the Mute Swans now.I think he's teasing the Mute Swans now.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-57213197167115662892017-07-30T00:20:37.805+01:002017-07-30T00:20:37.805+01:00Any idea which mushroom that is in the fairy ring?...Any idea which mushroom that is in the fairy ring? JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-59368950617374384582017-07-29T23:42:28.900+01:002017-07-29T23:42:28.900+01:00I saw the Black Swan in the late afternoon. He was...I saw the Black Swan in the late afternoon. He was swimming alongside the Mute Swan family, but at a safe distance. When the mother went off to chase other swans, he stayed quite near the cygnets. The mother's a very angry bird!Ian Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805150608243315063noreply@blogger.com