tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post3341176168126432326..comments2024-03-29T01:41:15.713+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-50356142855939423142019-02-26T02:28:28.307+00:002019-02-26T02:28:28.307+00:00Yes, I remember, it was one of Mao's insane id...Yes, I remember, it was one of Mao's insane ideas. The result was a plague of insects.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-25693364996366590892019-02-25T21:22:27.197+00:002019-02-25T21:22:27.197+00:00Give them time enough, and I expect they will boun...Give them time enough, and I expect they will bounce back. The Chinese, to their eternal shame, exterminated them to a bird, and yet they are now almost back to their former numbers (thanks to imported Russian sparrows). TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-91011378023295325072019-02-25T02:09:41.535+00:002019-02-25T02:09:41.535+00:00We had one in the park a few weeks ago, so in a wh...We had one in the park a few weeks ago, so in a while we might just be able to hear that chirp again.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-13483480197136161172019-02-25T02:08:25.234+00:002019-02-25T02:08:25.234+00:00Neil said that he hopes the new low-emission laws ...Neil said that he hopes the new low-emission laws coming into force in London will help Sparrows to spread again. Although there are a very few <i>maintained</i> colonies in Central London north of the Thames, kept up my artificial feeding, this is the only wild colony I know about.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-49474536548178032742019-02-25T00:13:09.514+00:002019-02-25T00:13:09.514+00:00Covent Garden Sparrows: music to my ears.Covent Garden Sparrows: music to my ears.Ulrikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06022985141813875238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-56984581132204539322019-02-24T23:22:41.709+00:002019-02-24T23:22:41.709+00:00Coots are marvels to behold. They oughtn't wal...Coots are marvels to behold. They oughtn't walk or swim well with those absurd feet, and yet they do, marvellously well. They dive like true champions. They would beat many human architects at their games. They are the honey badgers of the avian world: tCoots don't care.<br /><br />Sparrows in central London! Now that is **great** news! I still have hope that they will be back. If given half an inch, they will take it and make the most of it.TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.com