tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post7478332374312964991..comments2024-03-27T19:59:10.159+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-28644868904550973982018-10-31T07:29:48.756+00:002018-10-31T07:29:48.756+00:00Oh dear, I hope the Black Swan doesn’t mess with t...Oh dear, I hope the Black Swan doesn’t mess with the dominant bird. I remember what happened before.Ian Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805150608243315063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-33092929722202527822018-10-30T23:10:47.189+00:002018-10-30T23:10:47.189+00:00I was seriously thinking of making a lead curse ta...I was seriously thinking of making a lead curse tablet and hanging it on the tree. I have a bit of roofing lead just the right size.<br /><br />The male swan first came to notice about ten years ago, but he must have been working his way up the pecking order before then. He is on his second mate after losing the first to a fox when they nested on the shore, before the little artificial island was made. He has never attacked a human, as they run away. Having been badly injured by a dog bite, he attacks dogs with such promptitude and severity that they flee too.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-18346302040117028002018-10-30T22:46:43.106+00:002018-10-30T22:46:43.106+00:00Sometimes I wish that we still lived in pagan Rome...Sometimes I wish that we still lived in pagan Rome and had the means to utter binding curses the nether gods were obliged to fulfill. What better targets that those morally stunted, rotten thieves.<br /><br />In happier news, yay for the most welcome return of the Little Owl! We have missed her lovely face. <br /><br />Hearing the Black Swan always makes me happy. She truly could sing if she wanted to. I wonder what the first Europeans that saw an Australian black swan thought: here is a black swan that can sing!<br /><br />How old is the dominant Mute Swan? Has he ever attacked a human being? I don't think the legendary Mr Asbo was half as huge as he is.Tinúvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.com