tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post3113671868762735720..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-36591717943663953332020-02-04T05:12:53.299+00:002020-02-04T05:12:53.299+00:00Yes, females are considerably larger than males, a...Yes, females are considerably larger than males, and in the other pair near the Henry Moore the difference is greater. She isn't on top, she's beside and behind him on the same branch.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-53178114120164860372020-02-04T02:08:55.387+00:002020-02-04T02:08:55.387+00:00Thanks for sharing the Little Owls. The one on top...Thanks for sharing the Little Owls. The one on top looks the larger, or is that illusory? And I never tire of those Woodpigeon-berry misadventures. JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-52966929318349699322020-02-04T01:52:32.584+00:002020-02-04T01:52:32.584+00:00There is a peculiar quotation attributed to Confuc...There is a peculiar quotation attributed to Confucius, 'There is no spectacle more agreeable than to observe an old friend fall from a rooftop.' Cruel. But if the friend has wings you can laugh.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-73238689985938652872020-02-04T00:35:15.991+00:002020-02-04T00:35:15.991+00:00I never though I'd see a bird be foolish and l...I never though I'd see a bird be foolish and live.<br /><br />Strange that air pollution should be killing sparrows off, but there is no way to interpret the map otherwise. In Madrid's case it's rather a matter of birds running out of places to nest in and losing precious food resources.<br /><br />Isn't the Grebe looking splendid while doing exactly nothing! That's an art few have.TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.com