tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post8036492281650512441..comments2024-03-29T01:41:15.713+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-65899243451371723822017-08-08T20:15:39.542+01:002017-08-08T20:15:39.542+01:00The teenage grebe is not the only one who has been...The teenage grebe is not the only one who has been cast adrift. Today the two from the Long Water were having to fend for themselves while their parents nest again.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-60886430764558658452017-08-08T20:14:21.156+01:002017-08-08T20:14:21.156+01:00No, I really don't think so. They are very par...No, I really don't think so. They are very particular about their own cygnets, and will chase away others. The Black Swan's behaviour is a constant puzzle.<br /><br />What Blackbirds need is dead leaves, and lots of them -- which is exactly what the gardeners remove from the shrubberies with their vile noisy leaf blowers in a misguided attempt at tidiness.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-71039944106852974812017-08-08T18:43:36.849+01:002017-08-08T18:43:36.849+01:00PS I just saw the clip of the teen Grebe trying to...PS I just saw the clip of the teen Grebe trying to catch some fish time and time again. It's heartbreaking. Do you think it will make it?TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-53828011668013225962017-08-08T18:34:05.376+01:002017-08-08T18:34:05.376+01:00Do swans adopt chicks from other swans, like geese...Do swans adopt chicks from other swans, like geese and ducks do? It's very puzzling. He is old enough now not to look for a 'teenage' girlfriend, I think.<br /><br />I've often thought that a little muck and a little dirt and some litter never harmed aby bird. In actual fact, I think the town's being so dirty is one of the reasons for the existence of a substantial population of House Sparrows here.TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.com