tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post5515316102118308936..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-534003775481127692015-11-02T18:42:59.254+00:002015-11-02T18:42:59.254+00:00Yes, she is deceptively boring-looking, isn't ...Yes, she is deceptively boring-looking, isn't she?Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-59798529185317943622015-11-02T12:44:04.086+00:002015-11-02T12:44:04.086+00:00I saw the female Teal on Saturday, but in a very s...I saw the female Teal on Saturday, but in a very shady spot north of the Peter Pan posts, and had quite talked myself into thinking it must have been a female Tufted Duck, which it actually (obviously) wasn't! It just goes to show that the sensible habit of mind that assumes an identification quandary is best resolved by going for a dull option isn't always right, nor always safe.<br /><br />Harry G.harryghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04184350321693687780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-3164831045764850292015-11-01T23:13:46.900+00:002015-11-01T23:13:46.900+00:00Thanks, and I enjoyed it too. It's always good...Thanks, and I enjoyed it too. It's always good to have an extra pair of eyes. As you can see, it <i>was</i> a Teal, though it was so ordinary looking that if I'd been there by myself I probably wouldn't have given it a second glance. Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-55266913435127493882015-11-01T23:11:33.105+00:002015-11-01T23:11:33.105+00:00Thanks for pointing that out -- corrected. At this...Thanks for pointing that out -- corrected. At this time of year a lot of Starlings congregate near the Dell restaurant in the small trees on the north side of the road, as if they were waiting for the funfair to open so that they can steal people's incredibly overpriced chips.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-88967900588468169192015-11-01T22:59:20.444+00:002015-11-01T22:59:20.444+00:00Typo? Am I missing something or should that read &...Typo? Am I missing something or should that read "Lido restaurant"?Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10529596094957534682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-42400243108200739772015-11-01T21:54:01.536+00:002015-11-01T21:54:01.536+00:00Thank you again for showing me around your patch t...Thank you again for showing me around your patch today, it was most enjoyable! Cracking picture of the blackbird as well!Magsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07678787908171265673noreply@blogger.com