tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post8377612323112536922..comments2024-03-29T01:41:15.713+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-16447398646727986812019-10-21T20:00:29.458+01:002019-10-21T20:00:29.458+01:00She's a bit quieter today, and I've never ...She's a bit quieter today, and I've never seen her ashore where she would be in greater danger.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-31332354970963896452019-10-21T19:59:05.284+01:002019-10-21T19:59:05.284+01:00She seems to have recovered today, and is followin...She seems to have recovered today, and is following a Mallard around. Birds are enviably practical creatures.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-5384242986588535202019-10-21T19:06:37.063+01:002019-10-21T19:06:37.063+01:00Not sure quacking loudly all the time is a good i...Not sure quacking loudly all the time is a good idea in a park full of foxes...!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-1299391162506419472019-10-20T22:45:56.749+01:002019-10-20T22:45:56.749+01:00What a lovely and cheery video of the Blue Tit and...What a lovely and cheery video of the Blue Tit and the Goldfinch. Nothing more life-afirming than watching a bird go about its business.<br /><br />That poor duck looks distressed.TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-27717296630896335252019-10-20T22:24:10.104+01:002019-10-20T22:24:10.104+01:00I should also add that Sulphur tuft mushrooms, (un...I should also add that Sulphur tuft mushrooms, (unlike Honey Fungus which is parasitic, feeding off living trees) are saprophytic meaning they feed off decaying organic matter<br />MarioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-61537753007264591552019-10-20T22:18:19.625+01:002019-10-20T22:18:19.625+01:00Thank you. That's a relief, as the fungus does...Thank you. That's a relief, as the fungus doesn't seem to damage healthy trees.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-57378059331375931872019-10-20T22:10:48.686+01:002019-10-20T22:10:48.686+01:00You are right, the mushrooms on the poplar are Pop...You are right, the mushrooms on the poplar are Poplar Fieldcap; but the ones on the wood chips are not Honey fungus, but they are Hypholoma fasciculare, commonly known as Sulphur tuftAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com