tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post630196366866380731..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-26409608291619186302018-10-29T23:30:52.961+00:002018-10-29T23:30:52.961+00:00A laundress in Spanish and a shepherdess in French...A laundress in Spanish and a shepherdess in French. It makes the name 'wagtail' seem a bit prosaic.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-69096851551162285522018-10-29T23:22:36.327+00:002018-10-29T23:22:36.327+00:00We are starting to get a few English Pied Wagtails...We are starting to get a few English Pied Wagtails right now (we call them lavanderas enlutadas, "wagtails in mourning clothes"). After last weekend's severe weather we are expecting their numbers to grow so that they are more easily visible. They are indeed lovelier than their paler sisters.TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-30474050149334709512018-10-29T22:55:01.324+00:002018-10-29T22:55:01.324+00:00A European visitor remarked to me that the Pied Wa...A European visitor remarked to me that the Pied Wagtails and Long-Tailed Tits here were strangely dark. And of course they are -- both uniquely British subspecies.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-23632261832308032212018-10-29T22:31:59.691+00:002018-10-29T22:31:59.691+00:00The Grebe couple look so smart and happy together,...The Grebe couple look so smart and happy together, once they've got ridden of their pesky children.<br /><br />Why is the Heron muttering, I wonder. To me it looks tired, or cold, or sleepy, or all three.<br /><br />How beautiful and elegant, the simple combination of black, grey and white in the Wagtail.TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.com