tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post55369964911430682..comments2024-03-27T19:59:10.159+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-44287260723896175282020-07-18T01:08:25.590+01:002020-07-18T01:08:25.590+01:00No, these owls have been on Buck Hill since 2012. ...No, these owls have been on Buck Hill since 2012. The Albert Memorial pair are different -- or were, as I haven't seen or heard either of them for several months.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-7200831158245624812020-07-18T01:06:13.946+01:002020-07-18T01:06:13.946+01:00Thanks, changed. I was puzzled by those inside-out...Thanks, changed. I was puzzled by those inside-out leaves giving the tree a pale look.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-67110991002629720562020-07-17T22:31:08.981+01:002020-07-17T22:31:08.981+01:00Thank you Mario.Thank you Mario.Ulrikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06022985141813875238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-55624207428698341412020-07-17T18:20:36.060+01:002020-07-17T18:20:36.060+01:00That Linden tree is a Silver Lime (Tilia tomentosa...That Linden tree is a Silver Lime (Tilia tomentosa, also known as Tilia argentea). It flowers later than other Lime trees. The rich-scented flowers are wrongly thought to be lethal to beesMariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377509108021150006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-90224411871962877242020-07-17T11:54:45.691+01:002020-07-17T11:54:45.691+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377509108021150006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-38050825618921500182020-07-17T10:37:01.408+01:002020-07-17T10:37:01.408+01:00Ralph, do you think that these are the little owls...Ralph, do you think that these are the little owls that were evicted from their hole by the Albert Memorial some months ago? Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-79564556349757395392020-07-17T01:40:07.360+01:002020-07-17T01:40:07.360+01:00The small chicks' red faces with orange pin fe...The small chicks' red faces with orange pin feathers are the cutest thing a Coot can see, hideous as they look to us.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-71685655942142844292020-07-17T01:38:28.136+01:002020-07-17T01:38:28.136+01:00It's a big tree. Might be an American Basswood...It's a big tree. Might be an American Basswood. You never know in the park.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-4971774388604306152020-07-17T01:36:51.282+01:002020-07-17T01:36:51.282+01:00You must try that Linden before the flowers fade. ...You must try that Linden before the flowers fade. Stand at the sign in front of the Henry Moore and look uphill and to your left, and you will see the tree as I photographed it.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-76432083225526347982020-07-17T00:56:15.111+01:002020-07-17T00:56:15.111+01:00That's quite late flowering for a Linden tree;...That's quite late flowering for a Linden tree; is it a different sort from the usual, I wonder? The fragrance is indeed delicious. A favourite of mine.Ulrikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06022985141813875238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-42572059884539400942020-07-17T00:33:27.296+01:002020-07-17T00:33:27.296+01:00The Grebe chick is a lean, mean swimming machine.
...The Grebe chick is a lean, mean swimming machine.<br /><br />Coot teens are surprisingly cute: when they are small they have faces only a mother could love, and when they grow up they become, well, adult Coots ("cute Coot" would be an oxymoron).TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-72925143319528497192020-07-16T21:05:22.590+01:002020-07-16T21:05:22.590+01:00What a lovely shot of the hoverfly drinking from t...What a lovely shot of the hoverfly drinking from the long stamen...<br />And yes, scent from trees and flowers is intoxicating ....Joyze Sze Kwanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12613715341830757114noreply@blogger.com