tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post93142984768687120..comments2024-03-19T01:38:12.447+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-76393114288145545442020-09-08T05:10:21.000+01:002020-09-08T05:10:21.000+01:00Pity we don't have more birds that eat these l...Pity we don't have more birds that eat these larvae. The horse chestnuts in the park are in a sad state, especially those on rough ground where the grass isn't mown under the tree.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-19943195368179825362020-09-08T05:06:37.314+01:002020-09-08T05:06:37.314+01:00I've noticed that tit flocks at this time of y...I've noticed that tit flocks at this time of year seem pretty partial to feeding on the Horse Chestnut Leafminer larvae.<br /><br />Nice shot of the Common Blue Damselfly. I saw half a dozen on Saturday in Richmond Park.Conehead54https://www.blogger.com/profile/18423862602236191493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-67577507783916898352020-09-08T01:28:37.950+01:002020-09-08T01:28:37.950+01:00Nice one. An excellent & useful phrase.Nice one. An excellent & useful phrase.Ulrikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06022985141813875238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-26285180798269733692020-09-08T00:32:05.164+01:002020-09-08T00:32:05.164+01:00I can't resist photographing Long-Tailed Tits ...I can't resist photographing Long-Tailed Tits whenever they appear. It's also impressive how the Blue Tit has managed to land on the vertical surface of a hanging leaf and drive its claws in with the impact.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-80582899194248678362020-09-08T00:28:52.468+01:002020-09-08T00:28:52.468+01:00'Bilious old gentleman feels quite sick' h...'Bilious old gentleman feels quite sick' has been a catchphrase in my family for many years.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-85152215200129044282020-09-07T23:31:11.086+01:002020-09-07T23:31:11.086+01:00Now I am picturing in my mind those gulls dressed ...Now I am picturing in my mind those gulls dressed in Victorian garb.<br /><br />I cannot stress enough how lovely, lovely, lovely pictures of Long-tailed Tits are.<br /><br />TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-17267721615538169312020-09-07T22:53:53.972+01:002020-09-07T22:53:53.972+01:00Thanks for the splendid cartoon! Reminds one, like...Thanks for the splendid cartoon! Reminds one, like when reading Diary of a Nobody, or Three Men in a Boat: not all things Victorian were all that dull, or humourless.Ulrikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06022985141813875238noreply@blogger.com