tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post917467653330234574..comments2024-03-29T01:41:15.713+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-55624595218183429462018-06-03T23:42:40.153+01:002018-06-03T23:42:40.153+01:00It does look rather like rime. And you can see on ...It does look rather like rime. And you can see on this slightly tatty dragonfly that it comes off as easily.<br /><br />There are never as many big gulls on the Round Pond as on the main lake. Many gulls will be at the breeding colony in Paddington north of the park, or breeding elsewhere. A fair number remain on the lake.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-72879835122135762832018-06-03T23:06:58.450+01:002018-06-03T23:06:58.450+01:00I learned a new word today! Pruination. I thought ...I learned a new word today! Pruination. I thought it may be related to Latin pruina ('rime') and lo and behold, it is. In Spanish "pruina" means the waxy coating of some plants; it stems from the same Latin root.<br /><br />The picture of the emerging Coot is all kinds of fabulous! Well done Virginia!<br /><br />Where are the Gulls from the Round Pond off to?TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.com