tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post3180827314376345585..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-52334187496670235892016-09-20T23:11:01.700+01:002016-09-20T23:11:01.700+01:00no more than usual, I seem to remember - it's ...no more than usual, I seem to remember - it's been a few years, mind.Ulrikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06022985141813875238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-13253185162201733102016-09-20T02:28:23.869+01:002016-09-20T02:28:23.869+01:00You need an awful lot of sugar, though.You need an awful lot of sugar, though.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-79658066484316415352016-09-19T21:21:38.934+01:002016-09-19T21:21:38.934+01:00(I mean crabapple jelly; no idea how apple sauce o...(I mean crabapple jelly; no idea how apple sauce or similar would be like)Ulrikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06022985141813875238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-75233104885911679612016-09-19T21:20:10.998+01:002016-09-19T21:20:10.998+01:00For the humans: Crabapples are very good when cook...For the humans: Crabapples are very good when cooked- they have a sort of concentrated apple-ness about them. Ulrikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06022985141813875238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-37465386884614312552016-09-19T21:15:30.231+01:002016-09-19T21:15:30.231+01:00Perhaps. They're crabapples and very sour, eve...Perhaps. They're crabapples and very sour, even when ripe. Parakeets don't seem to mind that, and I've seen them eating very underripe and sour fruits. Mistle Thrushes seem to like sweet things, and particularly berries that have been frosted, which concentrates the sugar.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-67797104577315760412016-09-19T20:10:22.441+01:002016-09-19T20:10:22.441+01:00There are three trees of small ornamental apples j...There are three trees of small ornamental apples just across in Hyde Park, quite near the road - they were full of parakeets last autumn. Perhaps the mistle thrushes might also be interested?Abigailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16115795598878767279noreply@blogger.com