tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post3353983661928436186..comments2024-03-29T01:41:15.713+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-52682114204917385352019-07-19T23:53:30.594+01:002019-07-19T23:53:30.594+01:00It seems to be a common strategy among birds of ma...It seems to be a common strategy among birds of many species.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-11653008031807787812019-07-19T22:11:32.468+01:002019-07-19T22:11:32.468+01:00Sorry to hear that :-( That's an absurd strate...Sorry to hear that :-( That's an absurd strategy, to cast off a nearly adult chick for the possibility of another clutch that may not even hatch.TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-54143712961146500812019-07-19T02:04:03.053+01:002019-07-19T02:04:03.053+01:00I am worried for that grebe chick. It may be cast ...I am worried for that grebe chick. It may be cast out before it has developed proper skill at fishing. For all the real love that grebes have for their mates, they are very hard headed about getting the maximum number of chicks sent out every year.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-48194182714930978142019-07-18T23:30:03.862+01:002019-07-18T23:30:03.862+01:00I don't think I've ever mentioned that the...I don't think I've ever mentioned that the video titles are very funny quite often. <br /><br />Look at that twinkle on the Little Owl's eye!<br /><br />The swan vs coot situation is an illustration of the well known paradox: what happens when an irrisistible force meets an immovable object?<br /><br />The grebe chick looks quite embarrassed by its parents' public displays of affection.TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.com