tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post4800776309065445725..comments2024-03-29T01:41:15.713+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-77714104743802876662016-07-31T21:35:10.642+01:002016-07-31T21:35:10.642+01:00No, but I did try scanning a quagga with a QR code...No, but I did try scanning a quagga with a QR code app once. You can lead a zebra to the bar code reader, but you can't make it beep.Dom Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-30034299204890836362016-07-31T20:29:05.723+01:002016-07-31T20:29:05.723+01:00And have you tried leading a zebra past a bar code...And have you tried leading a zebra past a bar code reader?Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-46093794600280593652016-07-31T19:46:29.498+01:002016-07-31T19:46:29.498+01:00Little egrets have yellow legs to distinguish them...Little egrets have yellow legs to distinguish them from great egrets I think you'll find.Dom Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-5858056097157149042016-07-30T21:14:36.926+01:002016-07-30T21:14:36.926+01:00Thank you. Seems as good an explanation as any!Thank you. Seems as good an explanation as any!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09683657915069578017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-82671805784652470032016-07-30T20:38:49.129+01:002016-07-30T20:38:49.129+01:00Who can say? Maybe having different coloured legs ...Who can say? Maybe having different coloured legs and feet is disruptive camouflage, making it look less likely to a fish that a bird is standing there ready to grab it.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-71711912353044959792016-07-30T20:31:53.359+01:002016-07-30T20:31:53.359+01:00Dear Ralph, I was delighted to see a Little Egret ...Dear Ralph, I was delighted to see a Little Egret today perched in a tree by the village pond. S/he had long black legs and extraordinary big yellow feet. Do you know why the feet are that eye-catching yellow colour? They are very striking!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09683657915069578017noreply@blogger.com