tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post4550565694279821177..comments2024-03-27T19:59:10.159+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-32697810128899398692020-09-13T02:30:28.437+01:002020-09-13T02:30:28.437+01:00Yes, all our hirundines are gone. There was a pass...Yes, all our hirundines are gone. There was a passage through the park two weeks ago, and that was the end of it.<br /><br />I can imagine a gull sitcom delicately animated by the late Isao Takahata in the sketchy style of <i>My Neighbours the Yamadas</i>.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-59116633740806530152020-09-13T01:23:18.214+01:002020-09-13T01:23:18.214+01:00Our hirundines are all gone, except for red-rumped...Our hirundines are all gone, except for red-rumped swallows, who are about to leave, and a few crag martins. Are they still in Kensington Gardens?<br /><br />That affectionate gull couple could very well have their own tv series. Perhaps a gull sitcom.Tinúvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-1327278835119833302020-09-12T05:47:57.024+01:002020-09-12T05:47:57.024+01:00I've been seeing lots of Migrant Hawkers but t...I've been seeing lots of Migrant Hawkers but they wouldn't stop until now, when they had other things on their tiny minds. (The name always reminds me of the North African carpet sellers I used to see in Italy.)<br /><br />The Hobbies must be off soon. The last of the hirundines are heading south and they risk missing the gravy train.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-48169023600813168352020-09-12T05:27:46.512+01:002020-09-12T05:27:46.512+01:00Lovely video of the mating Migrant Hawkers- good n...Lovely video of the mating Migrant Hawkers- good numbers around at the moment.<br /><br />Good to see the Hobbies still- had one each of the last 2 days in different locations.Conehead54https://www.blogger.com/profile/18423862602236191493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-27623388104748608612020-09-11T20:30:59.094+01:002020-09-11T20:30:59.094+01:00Thanks, will try to fit it in. At the moment I'...Thanks, will try to fit it in. At the moment I'm having to work for quite a while to get enough pictures and video.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-70163228930987623152020-09-11T20:28:50.972+01:002020-09-11T20:28:50.972+01:00Ralph, if you have time, I would recommend a visit...Ralph, if you have time, I would recommend a visit to St James’s Park. There are plenty of pairs of Gadwalls, looking very smart in the autumn sun. There’s also a great crested grebe family with 3 quite young chicksIan Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805150608243315063noreply@blogger.com