tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post7036653841046396230..comments2024-03-29T01:41:15.713+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-54180571893100452812017-07-07T00:32:32.073+01:002017-07-07T00:32:32.073+01:00I don't know what the adult crow was casing ab...I don't know what the adult crow was casing about, but it did sound like a cry of exasperation so I edited the video to get it happening at what seemed the right time.<br /><br />According to Wikipedia, the first European to see a Black Swan was the Dutch Explorer Willem de Vlamingh, in 1697. No doubt aware of Juvenal's satire, he thought it significant enough to name the river where he saw it the Swan River, which name it still has. It runs through modern Perth.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-26393332446640240912017-07-06T22:24:24.830+01:002017-07-06T22:24:24.830+01:00Was it one of the parents who was cawing at the be...Was it one of the parents who was cawing at the beginning of the video? You can almost hear "you're doing it wrong!".<br /><br />I think the Black Swan has an edge over our swans because of his provenance. He is Australian. Everything wants to kill you in Australia, so what is a little Mute Swan compared to funnel spiders? Now seriously, I wish there was an account of the first time a black swan was sighted by an European. It had to be a dazzling experience.TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.com