tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post942594949452459355..comments2024-03-29T01:41:15.713+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-26542056696328125622020-09-23T03:28:56.132+01:002020-09-23T03:28:56.132+01:00Even in places where there are Skylarks they seem ...Even in places where there are Skylarks they seem to arrive one at a time.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-81742336798751995792020-09-23T03:28:11.612+01:002020-09-23T03:28:11.612+01:00Well, you could try, after adopting a suitably wil...Well, you could try, after adopting a suitably wild poetic look.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-51759798266390466792020-09-23T00:27:33.527+01:002020-09-23T00:27:33.527+01:00Don't tell me I can't say "a flamboya...Don't tell me I can't say "a flamboyance of Flamingos" in polite company... my day is ruined.TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-54559542029617886752020-09-22T15:47:05.153+01:002020-09-22T15:47:05.153+01:00I've always liked 'an exaltation of larks&...I've always liked 'an exaltation of larks' - though we'd be surprised to get one of those in HPFlicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-57774431912668909072020-09-22T01:40:09.043+01:002020-09-22T01:40:09.043+01:00Still interesting, though. Still interesting, though. Ulrikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06022985141813875238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-74068764608880322292020-09-22T00:57:45.177+01:002020-09-22T00:57:45.177+01:00Actually if you use almost any of these fancy noun...Actually if you use almost any of these fancy nouns of assembly in conversation you look a bit pretentious. They were invented as an in-joke for well-to-do landowners.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-72079448163231166652020-09-22T00:52:49.873+01:002020-09-22T00:52:49.873+01:00Except ... see Mario's comment below.Except ... see Mario's comment below.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-36976245820361562112020-09-22T00:52:21.297+01:002020-09-22T00:52:21.297+01:00Oh dear. It looked too tall for a deodar -- the on...Oh dear. It looked too tall for a deodar -- the one in the Dell is quite squat.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-66789962320223468092020-09-22T00:32:26.079+01:002020-09-22T00:32:26.079+01:00Excellent picture sequence of the Hobby-Magpie-Cro...Excellent picture sequence of the Hobby-Magpie-Crow evicting each other!<br /><br />My favourite collective names are a wisdom of owls and a charm of goldfinches. I have not been able to fit them into ordinary conversation just yet, but it's not for lack of trying.<br /><br />Always a treat to have a glimpse of Grebe feet at work from above.TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-50556306662486089632020-09-21T22:53:23.514+01:002020-09-21T22:53:23.514+01:00Except that that tree is not an American Giant Red...Except that that tree is not an American Giant Redwood (Sequoiadendron giganteum),but an Himalayan Cedar (Cedrus deodara)!<br />MarioMariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377509108021150006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-73440069374687518172020-09-21T22:32:05.959+01:002020-09-21T22:32:05.959+01:00Very interesting about the Sequoyah; thank you.Very interesting about the Sequoyah; thank you.Ulrikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06022985141813875238noreply@blogger.com