tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post8274574578213553599..comments2024-03-27T19:59:10.159+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-75252227021720301892017-08-06T21:48:44.473+01:002017-08-06T21:48:44.473+01:00Thanks -- I get identifications wrong too often. B...Thanks -- I get identifications wrong too often. Both fennel and angelica belong to the Apiaceae (which used to be called Umbelliferae) and have that distinctive aniseed smell.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-9065703881692389572017-08-06T20:17:14.107+01:002017-08-06T20:17:14.107+01:00Agree, the hoverfly is Myathropa florea. Seeing qu...Agree, the hoverfly is Myathropa florea. Seeing quite a few of these over the last 2 weeks. The ones in my garden love the fennel + while we were at Bookham Common today they were partial to the angelica flowers. Conehead54https://www.blogger.com/profile/18423862602236191493noreply@blogger.com