tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post4075937275716897179..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-89572844536239461372019-05-17T02:33:06.350+01:002019-05-17T02:33:06.350+01:00Swans are terribly stricken by losing their mates,...Swans are terribly stricken by losing their mates, and may go into a decline and die.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-1337532263608372832019-05-16T22:31:34.781+01:002019-05-16T22:31:34.781+01:00Swans are so unsentimental, for such good parents....Swans are so unsentimental, for such good parents.<br /><br />I imagine one gets used to it in the end, but I recoil at the thought of the park being a killing field right now for ducklings and goslings. Larger gulls appear to have no predators to control their population. <br /><br />Undaunted and undeterred, Coots are the best example of courage in the face of all odds. They will achieve their object if only by sheer force of will. TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.com