tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post8485610501472221430..comments2024-03-27T19:59:10.159+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-14999724164620499772016-06-24T20:04:32.570+01:002016-06-24T20:04:32.570+01:00Was there yesterday. The nest has gone, fallen off...Was there yesterday. The nest has gone, fallen off its insecure perch. I couldn't see any Moorhens, but there is a lot of cover here and it's easy to miss them.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-59163746693606324002016-06-24T10:56:23.020+01:002016-06-24T10:56:23.020+01:00Moorhens in the sunken garden, 5 June.Moorhens in the sunken garden, 5 June.Dom Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-36502486202864863282016-06-23T22:36:54.245+01:002016-06-23T22:36:54.245+01:00Sorry, now I'm even more confused. Can you poi...Sorry, now I'm even more confused. Can you point me to a particular day on the blog with a picture of the nest?Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-68789511457504285672016-06-23T22:36:49.033+01:002016-06-23T22:36:49.033+01:00Sorry, now I'm even more confused. Can you poi...Sorry, now I'm even more confused. Can you point me to a particular day on the blog with a picture of the nest?Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-87689885383717596412016-06-23T21:32:56.701+01:002016-06-23T21:32:56.701+01:00The towering confection of leaves beneath the foun...The towering confection of leaves beneath the fountain?Dom Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-52675476905543211212016-06-22T19:50:30.785+01:002016-06-22T19:50:30.785+01:00I think you may be imputing too much logical thoug...I think you may be imputing too much logical thought to Coots.<br /><br />Which spectacular nest? The one improbably sited in the middle of the Long Water near the Italian Garden is still there, and the Coots who lost their chicks to gulls are nesting there again.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-51315970522172646172016-06-22T08:59:16.480+01:002016-06-22T08:59:16.480+01:00I can see how such baubles might attract the atten...I can see how such baubles might attract the attention of a mate but surely they're a liability once there are eggs/chicks to conceal?<br /><br />How has the spectacular nest construction in the water garden fared?Dom Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-55913907488571913052016-06-21T22:51:59.421+01:002016-06-21T22:51:59.421+01:00What I really want to see is how they move these t...What I really want to see is how they move these things.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-84716338558362583752016-06-21T22:38:34.821+01:002016-06-21T22:38:34.821+01:00All right, that clinches it. I think the Coots are...All right, that clinches it. I think the Coots are trolling us! That Coot is clearly waiting for our reaction to its latest acquisition.TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.com