tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post7897351988991241575..comments2024-03-27T19:59:10.159+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-69577725807574567592018-02-10T00:02:53.664+00:002018-02-10T00:02:53.664+00:00I do wonder about these people's choice of tre...I do wonder about these people's choice of trees. Many of the trees seem perfectly healthy, as you can see from the cut surfaces of the wood.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-34716791100768771802018-02-10T00:01:25.837+00:002018-02-10T00:01:25.837+00:00Remarkable video. The bats seem to be coming out t...Remarkable video. The bats seem to be coming out through a gap in the tiles.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-60839421317438795902018-02-09T23:58:43.844+00:002018-02-09T23:58:43.844+00:00I don't kid myself that the owls are pleased t...I don't kid myself that the owls are pleased to see me. But at least I seem to have become a familiar object and no longer worry them.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-70585303568595358302018-02-09T23:57:30.984+00:002018-02-09T23:57:30.984+00:00At least three people came to them and warned them...At least three people came to them and warned them about the owls, so eventually the message must have sunk in.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-14488650077885722492018-02-09T21:16:22.115+00:002018-02-09T21:16:22.115+00:00glad you are back on your rounds again Ralph. your...glad you are back on your rounds again Ralph. your ankle must be healing quite well i hope? everytime i hear a 'tree surgeon' my heart stops too. what now??? sometimes it's necessasry. mostly its vandalsim.<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-65557470215196708442018-02-09T20:34:27.401+00:002018-02-09T20:34:27.401+00:00On another note, I revisited Ralph's viral vid...On another note, I revisited Ralph's viral video about Pigeon Killer and was extremely pleased to see how many comments it got. I second all who praise Ralph's soothing, cultured voice. His narration is a delight to hear. What prompted me to revisit it was this video about a Gull in Scotland hunting bats:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AffGN5OYCFY<br /><br />TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-25460649962168658122018-02-09T20:15:37.688+00:002018-02-09T20:15:37.688+00:00Whew, when I began reading I started having heart ...Whew, when I began reading I started having heart palpitations. Thank God everything returned to normal and the Little Owl carried on unperturbed (would it be offensive to say that the Owl engaged in the quintessentially English tradition of "keeping calm and carrying on"?).<br /><br />Indeed, 'keilapallo' may be the most pertinent description of a Coot to date.<br /><br />I think we now have proof that the Little Owls at the park go out of their holes when they see Ralph. I think they mean to greet him in their owly way.TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-69435175628050300892018-02-09T19:50:06.480+00:002018-02-09T19:50:06.480+00:00Well what a great surprise!!!!!
I saw the "tr...Well what a great surprise!!!!!<br />I saw the "tree surgeons" trimming our little owl tree near the Albert early morning and they promised me faithfully not to touch the owls branch..... for once they obviously listened!!!<br />How fab to see them return un fluffed about the disturbance:)<br />V<br />Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12736251561154585602noreply@blogger.com