tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post9093565086581601043..comments2024-03-29T00:20:48.433+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-16433100003005855482020-08-29T01:37:56.694+01:002020-08-29T01:37:56.694+01:00It's very hard to tell the size of a bird at a...It's very hard to tell the size of a bird at altitude. My guess was a Common Buzzard. These are not uncommon in London and there was one very high up over the lake a couple of days ago.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-60233442696997371442020-08-29T00:48:04.296+01:002020-08-29T00:48:04.296+01:00Racking my brains over what someone might confuse ...Racking my brains over what someone might confuse with an eagle flying over London and coming up empty. Maybe a young eagle in dispersion period? They tend to roam away when they disperse and pop up in the most unexpected places.TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-18083602936622350232020-08-28T18:36:16.672+01:002020-08-28T18:36:16.672+01:00Yup, I agree with Tinuviel, wonderful post, very f...Yup, I agree with Tinuviel, wonderful post, very fun to see the updates on life in the park.Johanna van de Woestijnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16045404955308369929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-35826868837059843712020-08-28T01:17:31.253+01:002020-08-28T01:17:31.253+01:00Someone told me this morning that he'd just se...Someone told me this morning that he'd just seen an eagle in London. I don't think he had -- but in fact there are two records of White-Tailed Eagles in the London area this century.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-57755670811037985252020-08-28T01:15:37.596+01:002020-08-28T01:15:37.596+01:00Thank you. I was struggling with identification an...Thank you. I was struggling with identification and was not happy with Honey Fungus.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-64361613663951670362020-08-28T01:11:38.851+01:002020-08-28T01:11:38.851+01:00The mushrooms are not Honey Fungus, but Poplar Fie...The mushrooms are not Honey Fungus, but Poplar Fieldcap (Cyclocybe cylindracea) which fruits on dead poplar stumps and roots, as well as on willow. Supposedly rare in the UK, it's present in few locations in the Park and in the Gardens. It has been cultivated since the time of the early Greeks and Romans, and it is commonly sold in European markets.<br />MarioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-3784351279892926892020-08-28T00:19:22.812+01:002020-08-28T00:19:22.812+01:00I have to disagree with Ralph: today's post is...I have to disagree with Ralph: today's post is very far from being dull. The surprising prettiness of the Starling, the eager intellitent eyes of the Great Tit, the lovely Robin, all grown up, the triumphant look of the Black Swan, the antics of the Grebe chick... what more would anyone ask for?TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.com