tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post3834757406716514957..comments2024-03-27T19:59:10.159+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-36440619345582492722017-10-10T02:06:10.303+01:002017-10-10T02:06:10.303+01:00It's an artefact of the camera at its lowest z...It's an artefact of the camera at its lowest zoom setting. The Black Swan looks farther away than he actually is, and seems to approach at ridiculous speed. The same very short focal length is used by estate agents for interior views of the houses they are selling, to make the rooms look spacious.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-17136823894361523882017-10-10T02:03:19.579+01:002017-10-10T02:03:19.579+01:00Yes, I also find the utter insensibility of Coots ...Yes, I also find the utter insensibility of Coots puzzling. But it seems to work for them.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-68693520766606124312017-10-09T22:32:31.916+01:002017-10-09T22:32:31.916+01:00BTW, the Black Swan sees and recognizes you from s...BTW, the Black Swan sees and recognizes you from such a long distance away!TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-81953771321789684922017-10-09T22:31:01.766+01:002017-10-09T22:31:01.766+01:00We usually flee quickly from places where European...We usually flee quickly from places where European hornets are gathering. They are unpredictable, and dangerous.<br /><br />At the risk of sounding once again like I am 5, I squeed quite loudly when watching the clip of the Robin and the Great Tit. <br /><br />All evidence shows that Coots are alien life forms colonizing this planet. How else can it be explained that they should suffer a full-on bite by such a powerful creature as a swan, black or otherwise, and yet remain nonchalanty in the vicinity to have another go at the birdseed?TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.com