tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post8386291701920126024..comments2024-03-29T01:41:15.713+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: A wet dayRalph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-23980619085153406582023-03-29T01:37:29.057+01:002023-03-29T01:37:29.057+01:00'Penguin' originally referred to the now e...'Penguin' originally referred to the now extinct Great Auk: <i>pen gwyn</i> is Welsh for 'white head'. which it had in winter plumage.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-53357679920548456782023-03-29T01:34:52.785+01:002023-03-29T01:34:52.785+01:00Just the ordinary things.Just the ordinary things.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-54696068947796817032023-03-28T23:47:03.023+01:002023-03-28T23:47:03.023+01:00Wasn't 'penguin' a Welsh name for the ...Wasn't 'penguin' a Welsh name for the Razorbill, which mariners gave penguins because they looked like them?<br />I guess the poor young Herons aren't halfway as insulated as ducks. Poor things.<br />TinĂºvielAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-74003182327222758462023-03-28T22:49:55.597+01:002023-03-28T22:49:55.597+01:00Do you have special weather protection for the cam...Do you have special weather protection for the cameras Ralph??<br /><br />SeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-32191356062296832822023-03-28T22:37:01.374+01:002023-03-28T22:37:01.374+01:00Thanks. Changed.Thanks. Changed.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-87815747869521000342023-03-28T22:35:07.028+01:002023-03-28T22:35:07.028+01:00Pretty sure that's a Forsythia, not jasmine.Pretty sure that's a Forsythia, not jasmine.Ulrikenoreply@blogger.com