tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post6256125461175519969..comments2024-03-29T00:20:48.433+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-1712738767588291092015-11-25T19:38:26.817+00:002015-11-25T19:38:26.817+00:00Many thanks. Now you have pointed that out it'...Many thanks. Now you have pointed that out it's obvious. But I was similarly misled by the female-looking young Teal until he started sprouting ginger and green feathers.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-67807757425950478182015-11-25T18:54:53.343+00:002015-11-25T18:54:53.343+00:00Lovely post Ralph! I think your shoveler, like the...Lovely post Ralph! I think your shoveler, like the Teal, is a young male moulting into full breeding plumage. Its bill is black - unlike the brown female's and its sides show a few red feathers and head/neck getting darker. Time should tell!Africa Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03501193251810926737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-63990837611881282452015-11-05T19:45:12.622+00:002015-11-05T19:45:12.622+00:00Always happy to rabbit on about irrelevant things ...Always happy to rabbit on about irrelevant things on a wet day with little to see.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-28075795074657837282015-11-05T19:13:22.307+00:002015-11-05T19:13:22.307+00:00Interesting about the yew trees- thanks for all th...Interesting about the yew trees- thanks for all the information!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com