tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post3420533674302776539..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-3484862933843712542018-04-29T02:40:31.525+01:002018-04-29T02:40:31.525+01:00I've noticed that Coots find Mute Swan eggs fa...I've noticed that Coots find Mute Swan eggs fascinating -- some kind of hyperstimulation, maybe -- and Moorhens are completely uninterested in them.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-8107164982260255902018-04-29T02:37:02.569+01:002018-04-29T02:37:02.569+01:00Interesting a short while ago when you reported on...Interesting a short while ago when you reported on the swan leaving its eggs and the moorhen roaming near them. Are swans' eggs too tough for a moorhen, or did it just not want to lose its privilege? JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-18104314954896994032018-04-28T21:09:45.074+01:002018-04-28T21:09:45.074+01:00A few years ago one of the Mute Swan's eggs on...A few years ago one of the Mute Swan's eggs on the artificial island was broken, and we think this was done by a Coot pecking it. If so, Swans have some reason for their antipathy.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-80615500628386795622018-04-28T20:14:01.345+01:002018-04-28T20:14:01.345+01:00The've arrived over there! I love the sounds o...The've arrived over there! I love the sounds of Swifts on the wing.<br /><br />How can Coots and Moorhens be so different in temper being so similar in appearance?TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.com