tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post8944272695421226176..comments2024-03-29T00:20:48.433+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-55725165341824762982020-09-04T02:14:05.466+01:002020-09-04T02:14:05.466+01:00I've seen the gull trying to herd a pigeon int...I've seen the gull trying to herd a pigeon into the confined space under the restaurant balcony so it can't fly out quickly. That gull really does think and plan.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-27470050569063432782020-09-04T00:39:38.415+01:002020-09-04T00:39:38.415+01:00I too have seen the pigeon eater try (and fail eve...I too have seen the pigeon eater try (and fail every time) to take a pigeon in the air, which is why I was surprised yesterday when I saw it succeed.<br />It was the usual scene at the Restaurant – many pigeons competing for bread being thrown by tourists and the Lesser Black Back stalking them for several minutes but getting nowhere near any of the wary birds. Then it took off towards a couple of pigeons at the water’s edge. They took flight immediately but it managed to get enough purchase on one of them to get it into the water and immobilise it. <br />My impression was that the two of them flying upwards at the same time restricted the manoeuvrability of the near one. Maybe the clever gull has learned this? Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10529596094957534682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-63884107580340283942020-09-03T10:00:35.167+01:002020-09-03T10:00:35.167+01:00Thank you. Will keep looking.Thank you. Will keep looking.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-87953388891168512052020-09-03T05:46:38.116+01:002020-09-03T05:46:38.116+01:00Keep searching the ivy, Ralph. seeing a lot of ima...Keep searching the ivy, Ralph. seeing a lot of images on-line over the last week or so of Ivy Bees, relatively recent colonist which is quite common in places now & certainly found in London-not sure about inner London? I do see Honey Bees on it plus a good variety of hoverflies as well as butterflies such as Red Admiral & Comma. Apparently worth looking at night for moths. <br />Such a valuable resource for insects- just about our last native plant to flower en masse.Conehead54https://www.blogger.com/profile/18423862602236191493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-60364108186073713852020-09-03T00:31:42.454+01:002020-09-03T00:31:42.454+01:00I've seen that gull chasing a pigeon in level ...I've seen that gull chasing a pigeon in level flight and nearly getting it -- he grabbed its tail but only got a couple of feathers. I don't know how he manages to match a pigeon's speed, maybe approaching in a dive. He has been trying new techniques for all the time I've been watching him.<br /><br />A personal relief that the hideous funfair is cancelled, but it will mean less money for the park. The way the government is trying to prolong the panic after the disease has subsided, in fact its conduct throughout the whole affair, is criminal in the full sense of the word.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-51619012116727955862020-09-03T00:25:56.779+01:002020-09-03T00:25:56.779+01:00Yes, that Great Tit does have a few white feathers...Yes, that Great Tit does have a few white feathers. I've seen her several times in this tree.<br /><br />If that swan is teaching his cygnets to be like him, there is trouble coming.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-76701992768437503152020-09-03T00:13:09.287+01:002020-09-03T00:13:09.287+01:00Is the pigeon eating Black Back getting even more ...Is the pigeon eating Black Back getting even more skilful? He took his prey in the air this evening. <br /><br />ps It's just been announced that Winter Wonderland is cancelled this year.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10529596094957534682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-80381624083201240212020-09-03T00:02:41.906+01:002020-09-03T00:02:41.906+01:00Does the Great Tit have a few white feathers in it...Does the Great Tit have a few white feathers in its head? Or is it the reflection of the light?<br /><br />That swan father must be a really good educator. Look at what a tidy row the cygnets are making!Tinúvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.com