tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post6418728071636736005..comments2024-03-29T00:20:48.433+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-43002804223741149562019-07-10T16:34:01.910+01:002019-07-10T16:34:01.910+01:00Whilst still alive, it is to be hoped.Whilst still alive, it is to be hoped.Ulrikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06022985141813875238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-86883081462342060872019-07-10T05:44:52.556+01:002019-07-10T05:44:52.556+01:00I'm amazed that of the two people who photogra...I'm amazed that of the two people who photographed it neither asked how much it weighed. I have seen a carp of 28lb 2oz caught here, but the record for the Serpentine is 44lb.<br /><br />Whitethroats have been a bit more in evidence this year, but only three singing males. There is just one singing Cetti, and we nearly lost him in a recent outbreak of destructive gardening.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-59535742203745124782019-07-10T03:09:58.268+01:002019-07-10T03:09:58.268+01:00That's a serious carp. The Whitethroat breedin...That's a serious carp. The Whitethroat breeding record seems notable; presumably they are tired of getting outdone by Cetti's, even if the latter's habitat preference is not identical. JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-68733309233849440172019-07-10T01:25:32.733+01:002019-07-10T01:25:32.733+01:00I think that Robin's all right. It looks thin ...I think that Robin's all right. It looks thin because it was a warm day and it wasn't fluffed up at all.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-37789978927660063542019-07-09T23:27:14.429+01:002019-07-09T23:27:14.429+01:00That Robin looks very strange. It's not ill, i...That Robin looks very strange. It's not ill, isn't it?<br /><br />Crows out-human humans, I think.TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-53503607116048266452019-07-09T22:04:04.898+01:002019-07-09T22:04:04.898+01:00No, they weigh them and put them back at once.No, they weigh them and put them back at once.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-80060282837286260972019-07-09T22:02:28.767+01:002019-07-09T22:02:28.767+01:00Do they get to keep the fish, do you know? (and wo...Do they get to keep the fish, do you know? (and wondering whether they actually eat them; that fish is a venerable old chap I think)Ulrikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06022985141813875238noreply@blogger.com