tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post8114754487157821481..comments2024-03-27T19:59:10.159+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-34554465518247750362021-06-29T02:40:41.114+01:002021-06-29T02:40:41.114+01:00I have to count the water birds once a month for t...I have to count the water birds once a month for the BTO Wetland Bird Survey. It's always like this in June when the geese come to the lake to moult.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-12898967718983120362021-06-29T02:37:03.843+01:002021-06-29T02:37:03.843+01:00You can see why baby grebes need quite strong wing...You can see why baby grebes need quite strong wings, so that the can crawl on all fours up their parent's back.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-24577056174407991912021-06-29T01:23:39.511+01:002021-06-29T01:23:39.511+01:00This won’t surprise you, but when the waterfowl we...This won’t surprise you, but when the waterfowl were having an afternoon snooze together on the north shore of the Serpentine today I counted 443 individuals along a hundred yard stretch between the triangle kiosk and the second boathouse. There were a few coots and Egyptians among them but they were mostly Swans, Greylags and Canadas. It was quite a sight. Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10529596094957534682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-34549432021044438102021-06-29T00:07:05.867+01:002021-06-29T00:07:05.867+01:00That's clearly tool usage! Magpies are amazing...That's clearly tool usage! Magpies are amazing creatures!<br /><br />The little Grebe chick trying to climb back is all kinds of adorable.Tinúvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.com