2012-01-06 186 v1 London Royal Parks Fallen Tree & Long Water
This tree in London's Kensington Palace Gardens fell a long time ago, maybe 10 years. Usually the Park people saw up fallen trees and cart them off PDQ! On this occasion, maybe they couldn't, so it has been allowed to stay. I've been taking photos over most of this period, and until very recently it hasn't really changed much, but the strong winds that we had at the end of December have caused a lot of the branches to break, and there is very much less of it to see now. It's still popular with birds though.
This tree is located towards the North end of the Long Water, near to the Peter Pan statue and the Italian Garden.
If you look closely you can see one of the Egyptian Geese. These birds have colonised the parks in recent years, although there are not a lot of them They are notable for the noise they make, their un goose-like tendency to perch in trees, and for being very good parents. They often manage to bring a clutch of goslings right the way through without any losses.
2012-01-06 186 v1 London Royal Parks Fallen Tree & Long Water
This tree in London's Kensington Palace Gardens fell a long time ago, maybe 10 years. Usually the Park people saw up fallen trees and cart them off PDQ! On this occasion, maybe they couldn't, so it has been allowed to stay. I've been taking photos over most of this period, and until very recently it hasn't really changed much, but the strong winds that we had at the end of December have caused a lot of the branches to break, and there is very much less of it to see now. It's still popular with birds though.
This tree is located towards the North end of the Long Water, near to the Peter Pan statue and the Italian Garden.
If you look closely you can see one of the Egyptian Geese. These birds have colonised the parks in recent years, although there are not a lot of them They are notable for the noise they make, their un goose-like tendency to perch in trees, and for being very good parents. They often manage to bring a clutch of goslings right the way through without any losses.