tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post5004429084218735979..comments2024-03-29T01:41:15.713+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-60806905606385756772018-03-21T01:58:32.623+00:002018-03-21T01:58:32.623+00:00I first photographed the gull in 2004, when it was...I first photographed the gull in 2004, when it was already an adult, therefore at least four years old. So it's at least 18, a bit more than halfway through a full lifetime for one of these birds.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-1074120231253481672018-03-21T00:08:34.689+00:002018-03-21T00:08:34.689+00:00How old do you think this Gull is? If it keeps per...How old do you think this Gull is? If it keeps perfecting its skill, perhaps we'll see it have a go at unruly dogs (kidding!).<br /><br />Very striking picture of the White-faced Blackbird. One can see in fine detail all the lovely markings on its plumage.<br /><br />TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-441743049206691982018-03-18T00:03:32.576+00:002018-03-18T00:03:32.576+00:00Yes, he likes to have a break for digestion. I hav...Yes, he likes to have a break for digestion. I have often seen him leaving a pigeon for a few minutes before returning and driving off the other gulls or crows that come to pick at the corpse. Now a superb hunter, he can afford to let them have a little of his kill, but not for long.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-59999143335774754822018-03-17T23:58:56.799+00:002018-03-17T23:58:56.799+00:00Just to back up your observation, the pigeon eater...Just to back up your observation, the pigeon eater was on the restaurant roof on Tuesday while a half eaten pigeon was washing up on the shore. It may have been waiting its chance to come and finish it off when the humans had moved away. Or just having a mid-meal break! Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10529596094957534682noreply@blogger.com