tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post4246701006942468250..comments2024-03-28T20:29:39.377+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-57764526848210330622019-03-08T00:29:51.744+00:002019-03-08T00:29:51.744+00:00Yes, she did: '...she [Louisa] starts and wrig...Yes, she did: '...she [Louisa] starts and wriggles like a young dab-chick upon the water.'<br /><br />I think I know where the Long-Tailed Tits' nest is, and will have a look tomorrow, but it may be invisible as they sensibly choose the middle of a bush.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-42421297338713632272019-03-07T22:55:55.111+00:002019-03-07T22:55:55.111+00:00Didn't she call the Little Grebe a Dab-chick? ...Didn't she call the Little Grebe a Dab-chick? My memory might be deceiving me though.<br /><br />It's remarkable that the Tawny mother should regard humans with such calm indifference. Little Owls are much more skittish, aren't there?<br /><br />I hope we'll get to see a Long-Tailed Tit nest, hopefully. Coots are master architects, but Long-tailies are even on a higher level.<br /><br />Hope the young Herons kept safely low. TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.com