tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post616398186887027271..comments2024-03-19T01:38:12.447+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-29486006565896845572019-11-28T19:26:48.024+00:002019-11-28T19:26:48.024+00:00I'll have to look those up Ralph.I'll have to look those up Ralph.Conehead54https://www.blogger.com/profile/18423862602236191493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-57234004330383061202019-11-28T08:50:49.784+00:002019-11-28T08:50:49.784+00:00I've seen pictures of RCP x Mallard hybrids, m...I've seen pictures of RCP x Mallard hybrids, messy looking creatures. Presumably they're sterile, so it would go no farther than that.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-29930593619543158982019-11-28T05:26:20.011+00:002019-11-28T05:26:20.011+00:00Red-crested Pochard are exquisite. I presume despi...Red-crested Pochard are exquisite. I presume despite him being paired with a female Mallard there were no hybrid young as I haven;t seen you show any? It probably is possible as Mallard have been reported hybridising with many species + where they have been introduced to places they're not native in the southern hemisphere have resulted in genetic pollution of the local species.<br /><br />Nice to see the Gadwall- such understated beauty!Conehead54https://www.blogger.com/profile/18423862602236191493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-2301324174092148902019-11-28T01:29:20.514+00:002019-11-28T01:29:20.514+00:00Even their mating is a hit and run affair.Even their mating is a hit and run affair.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-56369004245962310132019-11-28T00:56:46.567+00:002019-11-28T00:56:46.567+00:00Strange creatures, Peregrines. They live on life t...Strange creatures, Peregrines. They live on life their own. Even hedgehogs will find the best distance to keep close without pricking one another.TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.com