tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post6802961011681264383..comments2024-03-28T20:29:39.377+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-70162594573561111412016-03-20T13:44:06.768+00:002016-03-20T13:44:06.768+00:00I'm afraid I find Gaelic pronunciation as insc...I'm afraid I find Gaelic pronunciation as inscrutable as corvid-speak.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-5476187658957362972016-03-19T19:15:05.898+00:002016-03-19T19:15:05.898+00:00'If the crow is silent, it is well. But if it ...'If the crow is silent, it is well. But if it speaks, so it shall be.'<br />--- Irish proverb. The coat of arms of County Dublin (not the city) shows a crow speaking, with the motto <i>Beart do réir ár mbriathar </i>, 'Action to match our speech.'Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-14796154999695265102016-03-19T11:00:36.827+00:002016-03-19T11:00:36.827+00:00That is one ferocious-looking tongue on the carrio...That is one ferocious-looking tongue on the carrion crow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com