tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post532935592270547205..comments2024-03-29T01:41:15.713+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-19465105654166076022015-05-13T12:07:10.642+01:002015-05-13T12:07:10.642+01:00That is a very strange sighting, and I can't t...That is a very strange sighting, and I can't think how it happened.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-77137355696595012862015-05-13T10:13:58.650+01:002015-05-13T10:13:58.650+01:00Adding this comment well after the fact (May 12), ...Adding this comment well after the fact (May 12), after meeting you for the first time in the park yesterday! On this day, Feb 9, at 3:12pm, I witnessed the tawny owl (exactly as in your picture)... but with a large gray squirrel cuddled up beside him. Both were fast asleep! I so wished I had my camera. I looked desperately around to show so me others, but no one nearby. After a minute or so of watching the odd pair, both roused from their nap, and the squirrel moved off a few inches. The owl resumed its nap!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05849779260342283094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-56910499240322882072015-02-10T22:29:12.568+00:002015-02-10T22:29:12.568+00:00Yes, they are with my new gear. I'm still lear...Yes, they are with my new gear. I'm still learning how to control this monster machine, though, and it shows on some of the pictures, especially if you view them on a big screen.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-88251106763497036292015-02-10T22:29:07.496+00:002015-02-10T22:29:07.496+00:00Yes, they are with my new gear. I'm still lear...Yes, they are with my new gear. I'm still learning how to control this monster machine, though, and it shows on some of the pictures, especially if you view them on a big screen.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-30527418057923987242015-02-10T17:09:08.751+00:002015-02-10T17:09:08.751+00:00Are these photos with your new gear? They look gr...Are these photos with your new gear? They look great on my retina display. Fun to see the gull playing. I always wonder what they are thinking when they pick things up and throw them around.Johanna van de Woestijnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16045404955308369929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-28014732583382073442015-02-10T01:12:11.237+00:002015-02-10T01:12:11.237+00:00Quite possible. They'd need to be quick, thoug...Quite possible. They'd need to be quick, though. Cormorants swallow their fish very fast indeed, and in the picture you can see the fish vanishing before the bird has fully surfaced.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-47963292661737368002015-02-10T01:09:05.896+00:002015-02-10T01:09:05.896+00:00The cormorant sighting fits with my theory that wh...The cormorant sighting fits with my theory that when you saw the lesser black-backs near the Dell restaurant with lake fish on 20/12 and 23/12, one had stolen them off a cormorant. All good wishes, Jim n.L.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com