tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post5626534315505409914..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-30706884475723677462017-04-12T23:24:36.986+01:002017-04-12T23:24:36.986+01:00Yes, I've seen that when the lake freezes here...Yes, I've seen that when the lake freezes here. The swan progresses in a series of lurches, bearing down on the ice and breaking it with his weight. Icebreaker boats do the same thing.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-42649223696951711242017-04-12T23:21:34.108+01:002017-04-12T23:21:34.108+01:00That's a relief, thank you. But I wonder where...That's a relief, thank you. But I wonder where on earth they were when I went by.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-28341176880205295902017-04-12T20:13:09.219+01:002017-04-12T20:13:09.219+01:00I was going to say how sad I was about Blondie'...I was going to say how sad I was about Blondie's little lost babies but Kim Fletcher's comment put a smile right back in my face.<br /><br />That picture of the Magpie side by side with the yellow and green vegetation looks almost like a Japanese print. What a great artistic eye Ralph has!<br /><br />Another funny little youtube clip, again starring Swans:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ6EID3jhsY<br /><br />Talk about an icebreaker!TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-1888530083278264372017-04-12T19:32:49.124+01:002017-04-12T19:32:49.124+01:00Either Blondie was playing tricks on you or her mi...Either Blondie was playing tricks on you or her missing goslings escaped their captor. I walked up rather sadly after reading you this afternoon (Wednesday) and was delighted to see all five. Kim FletcherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com