tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post3435943331884549911..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-60255022078109387902016-02-04T23:49:16.696+00:002016-02-04T23:49:16.696+00:00They are completely removing it. It had become vis...They are completely removing it. It had become visibly rotten and was likely to collapse soon, which would have been bad news for diners on the restaurant terrace. A new willow will be planted, but it will be a long time before it provides shade.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-16114181232758851482016-02-04T19:21:44.170+00:002016-02-04T19:21:44.170+00:00Were they pollarding that willow by the Serpentine...Were they pollarding that willow by the Serpentine Bar or destroying it one limb at a time?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-54250124216511161512016-02-04T02:18:36.583+00:002016-02-04T02:18:36.583+00:00They have their own troubles, these angry birds.They have their own troubles, these angry birds.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-37607318750724552162016-02-03T22:51:19.914+00:002016-02-03T22:51:19.914+00:00Girlfriend number two is a much less violent creat...Girlfriend number two is a much less violent creature than her sister number one, and will take food from your hand without trying to eat your fingers.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-5209265859600717282016-02-03T21:30:16.915+00:002016-02-03T21:30:16.915+00:00The Girlfriend appears to have inspired an uprisin...The Girlfriend appears to have inspired an uprising among the lower downtrodden castes, like a female Spartacus. She was too hardcore for the (comparatively) sweet Black Swan for the romance to continue, I guess.TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-21871211217658810042016-02-03T21:28:14.425+00:002016-02-03T21:28:14.425+00:00I love it when Grebes lay back into their own wing...I love it when Grebes lay back into their own wings and imitate a slipper! Also such entertaining news & pics about the endless Black Swan saga. Long may it last! Truly an andidote to life's troubles. ;)Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09683657915069578017noreply@blogger.com