tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post4478174585414153340..comments2024-03-29T01:41:15.713+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-33355635730241890652017-11-03T22:49:56.780+00:002017-11-03T22:49:56.780+00:00That's exactly what happened, the Sterling res...That's exactly what happened, the Sterling responded with a near perfect YBW imitation. <br />The only positive I could take out of is that the Starling must have heard the YBW somewhere!Arjun Duttahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12428937191960058515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-74434546635689266182017-11-03T19:20:45.172+00:002017-11-03T19:20:45.172+00:00Very glad you managed to find the Little Owl. She ...Very glad you managed to find the Little Owl. She pops in and out of her hole unpredictably, and I found her in the morning but not later.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-41775326948184232402017-11-03T17:46:14.197+00:002017-11-03T17:46:14.197+00:00Hi Ralph
I managed to see the Little Owl this afte...Hi Ralph<br />I managed to see the Little Owl this afternoon which was a bonus as I could not find it on a longer visit in the morning so many thanks to you and James for the directions.<br />Kind regards<br />RichardAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131429569603460295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-62357596901387570302017-11-02T22:59:23.115+00:002017-11-02T22:59:23.115+00:00If you had used a YBW recording you might have got...If you had used a YBW recording you might have got a Starling pretending to be a YBW.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-90265678735549396102017-11-02T21:41:58.647+00:002017-11-02T21:41:58.647+00:00I tried doing the same to a YBW, hoping to get a r...I tried doing the same to a YBW, hoping to get a response. <br />It worked; a Starling replied. Arjun Duttahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12428937191960058515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-78710191251861526412017-11-02T20:58:00.806+00:002017-11-02T20:58:00.806+00:00No, it's the hand of my friend Marie, who is u...No, it's the hand of my friend Marie, who is used to suffering in the cause of science.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-17741957934953888002017-11-02T20:57:06.566+00:002017-11-02T20:57:06.566+00:00Perhaps it thought you were telling it to pish off...Perhaps it thought you were telling it to pish off.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-63966266902336773592017-11-02T20:47:07.722+00:002017-11-02T20:47:07.722+00:00Is that your hand, Ralph?
He really looks as if he...Is that your hand, Ralph?<br />He really looks as if he is trying hard not to bite. Perhaps he is not used to being handfed yet.<br /><br />How dainty does the Coat Tit look! TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-52903492100190984712017-11-02T20:36:38.993+00:002017-11-02T20:36:38.993+00:00On the subject recently raised of pishing out a Fi...On the subject recently raised of pishing out a Firecrest. I once tried pishing at a Yellow-Browed Warbler that many people had observed in the same place over several days. It promptly disappeared with no further reported sightings. I dare not say where and when this was! Jim Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com