Sunday, April 5

Like Water Off A Duck's Back

Or something like that anyway:


There seems to be something in the water in Hyde Park - the birds are acting strange. They're fearless, perhaps they know of a rebel uprising against humans and this is the first wave. We tried to eat some sandwiches by the pond and commented how the smaller birds had no chance against the geese and swans. Suddenly one swooped up and took the sandwich out of Keiko's hand! This is the little fella. Notice the egg and cress-covered beak.


Then there were the pigeons who took a shining to the bread we fed the squirrels near the Albert Memorial. They stalked us the whole way down the path, stopping and acting oblivious when we turned around.


And it's not just the birds rebelling against humans. Some are fighting for their own individuality; spot the odd one out:

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Didn't you have a problem with aggressive birds in Japan too?

phil-san said...

Just the one that left carcasses along our road. Actually, there was also the evil crow that tried to drop those spikes in the train station. They're following me. Waaaaah...

McGarmott said...

The Birds! Remember the geese by the pond at Warwick?