tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post9096711986204484482..comments2024-03-29T01:41:15.713+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-47722018325574521372018-07-10T22:30:49.264+01:002018-07-10T22:30:49.264+01:00That picture of the Lng Tailed Iit photobombing th...That picture of the Lng Tailed Iit photobombing the Little Owl ought to go viral! As does the lovely picture of the Duckling flapping its tiny little wings.<br /><br />Swans are so graceful that even when threatening each other they look like they are dancing in tandem.TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-30440711998345398822018-07-10T20:16:59.006+01:002018-07-10T20:16:59.006+01:00Thanks. I was wondering about that, but it didn...Thanks. I was wondering about that, but it didn't look green enough to my unpractised eye. Have changed the text.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-54161102577350704342018-07-10T06:13:34.191+01:002018-07-10T06:13:34.191+01:00Hi Ralph- that's a Green-veined rather than Sm...Hi Ralph- that's a Green-veined rather than Small White. Plenty of whites + butterflies in general at the moment with the fine conditions. Just concerned many of the larval food plants will be shrivelling up now.Conehead54https://www.blogger.com/profile/18423862602236191493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-39919262561430174412018-07-10T02:35:27.553+01:002018-07-10T02:35:27.553+01:00Thanks. Looking this up, I see that the burdock us...Thanks. Looking this up, I see that the burdock used in the traditional English drink 'dandelion and burdock' is the Greater Burdock, <i>A. lappa</i>.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-72560828583837422192018-07-10T02:31:39.117+01:002018-07-10T02:31:39.117+01:00Yes, sorry, changed. Swans do this too.Yes, sorry, changed. Swans do this too.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-52984838979104285192018-07-10T00:36:59.156+01:002018-07-10T00:36:59.156+01:00You mean "one foot to swim"? Anyway, int...You mean "one foot to swim"? Anyway, interesting, wonder what other birds do this. JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-47783991001510720842018-07-09T20:32:39.287+01:002018-07-09T20:32:39.287+01:00The purple flowers are the flowers of Arctium minu...The purple flowers are the flowers of Arctium minus, commonly known as lesser burdock, a plant whose roots are edible and also roasted as a coffee substitute<br />MarioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com