What a lovely afternoon we had when we finally made it to Regent's Park on Wednesday. I'd been here once before but it was Limpy's first visit - here's hoping it will be the first of many.
We hadn't yet caught up with the others when Limpy spotted this gorgeous bird pottering about - it had just caught some lunch:
All gone:
What nicer greeting could we have had?
This young crow doesn't quite have the same vocal knack as a robin:
I don't see red-breasted geese very often:
I see hand feeding of barnacle geese even less:
The little grebe finally posed:
This grey heron kept a beady eye on me as it preened:
Another one, with a distinctly punky attitude:
A classically subtle look from this greylag goose:
Inevitably, there were gulls about. This lesser black-backed gull is being determinedly ignored by its companion:
As close to an orderly queue as they get:
This particular gull caused some discussion. It looks too dark to be a herring gull but it's got pink legs:
No doubting this is a young black-headed gull:
What is it with Canada geese and their tongues?
For some reason the pigeons seemed to love Monkeycheese:
A lovely, chilled out pochard:
A pretty moorhen..........
.............and a weirdly-toed coot. I love the feet of both birds:
I can't remember what this duck is, but isn't it beautiful?
A gorgeous male eider:
Posing:
I don't know what this duck is either but I loved the vocals:
Side view:
I don't usually snap these but as I had Hazy with me it had to be done:
There were parakeets all over the place:
Back to our natives:
Finishing with a blackbird in alarmed mode:
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
Great set of photos Clare, you did well to catch the Jay with its acorn plus the Eider duck which was heading off in far distance shortly afterwards.
Lynn L said:All we need now is for Hazel to add her's.
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Regards, Hazel
Glad you both enjoyed your trip, Hazy. It was brilliant meeting you both and Limpy also really enjoyed his day, despite being absolutely knackered when we got home.
Unknown said: Had a fantastic time with everyone. Will have to arrange a North West meet up lol
Had a fantastic time with everyone. Will have to arrange a North West meet up lol
A block booking at Pine Lakes is on the cards...
Unicum arbustum haud alit duos erithacos
(One bush does not shelter two Robins)
Zenodotus (3rd Century B.C.)
I'd say your first unknown is a Fulvous Whistling Duck and the second is a Chiloe Wigeon.
Unknown said: I'd say your first unknown is a Fulvous Whistling Duck and the second is a Chiloe Wigeon.
Unknown said:A block booking at Pine Lakes is on the cards...
EDIT: Found it. Blimey, that's a trek! Looks lovely, though.
Many thanks for starting this Regent's Park photo thread Clare, here's my contribution for Wednesday 20th September .....
As you would have guessed, the very first wildlife to meet us on entering the park was ....................
and friend to all birds including pigeons !
An Egyptian Goose which looked like a stone statue !
A rather endearing gull who had found itself a leftover piece of baguette including butter !
eyes bigger than belly springs to mind lol
GH 200917 - prepare for take off .................
ready for launch - flaps open ...................
Take-off !!
Banking right ...................."oops ..............apologies Mr Coot - forgot to raise the undercarriage "
a Barnacle Goose strutting its stuff, looking very proud ...............
Red-breasted goose
One for Clare ...........
one for Paul ..................
Little Grebe ............
another Gull for you to ID lol
and another ! (Herring ? )
Fulvous Whistling Duck playing at bobbing for the apple ...
White-faced WD not happy the Fulvous WD is in his space lol
I should know what this pretty duck is but I don't remember ! could it be a female Smew ?
back to the White-faced Whistling ducks ...... just love their sound !
Chiloe Wigeon
another feral pigeon with iridescent stock dove neck patch ! ............
that's it from Regents Park ..... thanks again to Clare, Limpy, Ann, Mr GB, and to Paul for a fabulous get-together which we enjoyed very much :)
Plucked up courage to work my way through all your great pics without crying at what I missed! Boo-hoo!
Sooo pleased you all had such a good time, maybe another place can be arranged for a meet within the next three years! Lol
2013 photos & vids here
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Thanks Hazel for the lovely photos, lovely colours and a fine mixture of birds. Glad you all were able to meet and had a fad bad out.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Brilliant heron snaps, Hazy, and I love the crow!