tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post9052535021947852050..comments2024-03-29T01:41:15.713+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-89326217649015036152017-11-17T20:20:32.483+00:002017-11-17T20:20:32.483+00:00I'll be happy to show you round. Just put a co...I'll be happy to show you round. Just put a comment on the most recent post on the blog the day before, and I can meet you at the south end of the Serpentine bridge at 10.30. No donation or even coffee required. But do put comments on the <i>latest</i> post. You've just commented on a post 11 months old.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-24785571583072894632017-11-17T15:35:29.559+00:002017-11-17T15:35:29.559+00:00Ralph I visited yesterday afternoon. I'm not s...Ralph I visited yesterday afternoon. I'm not sure exactly which trees the L owls are in, but I heard one giving alarm call about 150m N of the Albert Memorial, at about 16.09. <br />Would you allow me to accompany you on a park foray one day, if I buy you a coffee and make a donation to a wildlife charity of your choice? Quentin GivenAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00803879131733226136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-44424731598776547632017-01-16T20:46:55.512+00:002017-01-16T20:46:55.512+00:00Yup. Their massive nests are a public hazard. They...Yup. Their massive nests are a public hazard. They are stealing resources, food and nesting sites from local birds, and some of them (house sparrows) are feeling it very keenly. They get the better even of magpies.TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-77285933736644664002017-01-16T19:41:41.808+00:002017-01-16T19:41:41.808+00:00I'll do two maps. I've found that photogra...I'll do two maps. I've found that photographs don't work all that well as a guide.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-27597104393664598852017-01-16T17:38:46.297+00:002017-01-16T17:38:46.297+00:00Thats amusing about the Monk parakeets in Spain.
W...Thats amusing about the Monk parakeets in Spain.<br />When we visited they were peacefully nibbling nuts in Madrid!<br />Can they get as bad as the Rose-ringed Parakeets here?Arjun Duttahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12428937191960058515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-61240589373405117672017-01-16T17:37:01.093+00:002017-01-16T17:37:01.093+00:00Hi Ralph,
Is it possible for you to post a picture...Hi Ralph,<br />Is it possible for you to post a picture of the nest trees from the path of the Little Owls at the Henry Moore and Albert Memorial please, as every time I visit (normally about once a month,) I'm never sure whether I'm looking at the right tree although I use your directions.<br />Thank you!Arjun Duttahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12428937191960058515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-88725675885929885932017-01-15T21:37:30.172+00:002017-01-15T21:37:30.172+00:00More than that. There are the leaf yard pair, the ...More than that. There are the leaf yard pair, the Albert Memorial pair and the Henry Moore pair. All these raised two owlets each last year, of which some will have survived. Add a pair seen in Hyde Park recently, and probably a pair seen near the Round Pond a couple of years ago. That's ten owls, not including their offspring. The population in the park is certainly increasing, but one can only guess at the total.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-16083946278709724362017-01-15T19:49:26.622+00:002017-01-15T19:49:26.622+00:00So does that make it four Little Owls? Great news!...So does that make it four Little Owls? Great news! <br />People are encouraged not to feed the feral monk parakeets here. They have become a serious nuisance to local birds.TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.com