tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post3780736413138995509..comments2024-03-27T19:59:10.159+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-21951260930015053662020-01-27T02:29:23.819+00:002020-01-27T02:29:23.819+00:00No, I haven't been doing the garden birdwatch....No, I haven't been doing the garden birdwatch. The park is not my garden, and is an altogether more serious affair. Even my walk around the lakes and the Round Pond produces close to 2000 birds in winter, about half of these Black-Headed Gulls.<br /><br />A Herring Gull can pick up a tennis ball.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-89990770691211458482020-01-27T01:19:44.169+00:002020-01-27T01:19:44.169+00:00Well, if the minority ducks found a better or more...<br />Well, if the minority ducks found a better or more congenial place to stay, then our loss is their gain. Have you been participating in the Big Garden Bird Watch, by the way?<br /><br />I never fail to be amazed by the size of a Gull's maw. I shudder to think all that may fit in there.<br /><br />The Goldcrest looks like a tiny ray of sun itself. So cheery and bright.TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.com