tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post3733138941818307578..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-87701686649364159232016-09-14T21:56:35.059+01:002016-09-14T21:56:35.059+01:00Nothing today again. If he doesn't show up soo...Nothing today again. If he doesn't show up soon I will check Regent's Park, where he might have gone.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-34359362836480849872016-09-14T21:55:45.548+01:002016-09-14T21:55:45.548+01:00He's only in his second year and still pretty ...He's only in his second year and still pretty confused, I think. I note that the one in the <i>British Birds</i> article was also young -- note the black tips to his flight feathers, which our swan lost after his recent moult.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-15158870997873852612016-09-14T17:10:50.883+01:002016-09-14T17:10:50.883+01:00Any news about the Black Swan's whereabouts? L...Any news about the Black Swan's whereabouts? Let's hope that he hasn't decided to abandon their devoted fans...TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-68154690946877589672016-09-14T13:16:09.580+01:002016-09-14T13:16:09.580+01:00Do you think that the Black Swan could be in seaso...Do you think that the Black Swan could be in season still and that might account for some of his aggressive behaviour. Several sources seem to indicate a longer nesting season for the Black Swans. See also https://www.britishbirds.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/V103_N03_P194%E2%80%93195_N.pdfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-48740670466847591972016-09-14T03:23:41.616+01:002016-09-14T03:23:41.616+01:00Thanks. I'm hopeless about garden flowers. It&...Thanks. I'm hopeless about garden flowers. It's grown in the park greenhouses and at the right time of year there are yards of it in the Flower Walk.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-16387519797215614242016-09-13T22:09:04.024+01:002016-09-13T22:09:04.024+01:00Hello Ralph your purple flower looks like a type o...Hello Ralph your purple flower looks like a type of Wallflower called Bowles Mauve. AmandaAmandaBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01146904166158668514noreply@blogger.com