tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post5747190702771490003..comments2024-03-27T19:59:10.159+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-36223475323295448282016-11-29T20:17:53.323+00:002016-11-29T20:17:53.323+00:00The Jays here screech a bit, but are no noisier th...The Jays here screech a bit, but are no noisier than the other corvids with their various voices. But they do seem to have a reputation for noise -- their scientific name is <i>Garrulus glandarius</i>.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-77713072264504203632016-11-29T19:53:08.254+00:002016-11-29T19:53:08.254+00:00Wow. I'd give months of my life to find a Jay ...Wow. I'd give months of my life to find a Jay as tame as that. <br />Do they have over there the reputation of being raucuous, loud and noisy as they do in Spain? There is a saying in Extremadura, dar más voces que un arrendajo, "to shout more than a Jay" to describe someone who is very loud and very boorish.Tinúvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-65312513815376288712016-11-27T23:42:40.202+00:002016-11-27T23:42:40.202+00:00Let us know if you find it! I'd like to meet.Let us know if you find it! I'd like to meet.Ulrikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06022985141813875238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-5990313035153531572016-11-27T23:15:23.832+00:002016-11-27T23:15:23.832+00:00Must go to St James's Park soon and see if I c...Must go to St James's Park soon and see if I can find the Jay, a remarkable bird.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-34066798871218765442016-11-27T21:46:32.070+00:002016-11-27T21:46:32.070+00:00Splendid photos, as usual; particular favourites t...Splendid photos, as usual; particular favourites today: the cormorants on the posts, and the mallard.<br />And thanks to Tom. That is indeed a tame Jay.Ulrikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06022985141813875238noreply@blogger.com