tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post859444856972819283..comments2024-03-29T01:41:15.713+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-41319091175249490022019-09-10T05:09:14.501+01:002019-09-10T05:09:14.501+01:00Less production of female hormones, a kind of meno...Less production of female hormones, a kind of menopause?Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-60027342145431159032019-09-10T05:05:37.933+01:002019-09-10T05:05:37.933+01:00It's not that unusual for older female dragonf...It's not that unusual for older female dragonflies take on male-like colouration. Sometimes towards the end of their season female Emperors can be bluish. Similar with Black-tailed Skimmers. I'm not sure why this should be so though? Conehead54https://www.blogger.com/profile/18423862602236191493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-13574151485629232282019-09-10T01:09:27.638+01:002019-09-10T01:09:27.638+01:00Nothing short of an H-bomb could reduce the number...Nothing short of an H-bomb could reduce the number of pigeons in the park, and even that would be temporary. However many are killed, more simply come in from outside. They breed several times a year.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-41336182065299991452019-09-10T00:00:18.669+01:002019-09-10T00:00:18.669+01:00Grebe chicks are too much like human children, it ...Grebe chicks are too much like human children, it seems.<br /><br />I love the colours of the Mistle Thrush picture. So subdued, so elegant, so harmonious.<br /><br />Not good news for the park's pigeons. A couple of Sparrowhawks plus Pigeon Killer will take its toll.TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.com