RE: Is This A Deer In Richmond Park?
Sounds like @the-gorilla they can well be green woodpeckers which are the largest woodpeckers here in Britain. An adult is usually just under 35 centimetres long. So if yours are so big, they certainly are green woodpeckers.
I always like when I see a pair of birds. The more, the merrier. Your robins look quite well fed so they must be finding what they need near your house.
You got me right, exactly the tourists I also came across when in the area. I like that they leave the city behind and try to explore the countryside on their own which can be an adventure dealing with public transport, etc. compared to an organised coach tour.
I live in North West London, walking distance (too long walk there and back for the majority of people☝️) from Hampstead Heath. I like the area. It is clean, safe, well connected to central London, the airports and there are quite a few parks nearby. It certainly isn't the liveliest of areas, lacks a variety of places to eat and drink out but you can't have it all..
I'll try to take a photo next time I see it nearby - my photography skills suck and I've only seen it flying around (and not in the tree) recently so it could be tricky.
Our robins are very well fed. Not as well fed as the squirrels that have eaten all of our strawberries but well fed all the same 🙂
I only ventured up to Hampstead a few times so don't really know it very well. I remember tree-lined streets and lots of Victorian houses (which had been converted into flats!)
Oh Dear! I never thought @the-gorilla that squirrels would eat strawberries! We also have a naughty squirrel and I am growing strawberries too. I started the strawberries quite late this year, so they are still in bloom. The squirrel though loves grabbing the peanut feeder with its front paws while hanging upside down from a branch of a tree trying to have some nuts. Whenever I see the squirrel showing its acrobatic skills I go and shake the tree. The squirrel doesn't like it but who knows it will probably get used to it and start to enjoy it.🙃
I think that everybody I've said this to has been surprised too but they've eaten almost every strawberry we've grown for the last 2 years. the-toddler-gorrila loves strawberries so it makes me sad ☹
🤣 That would make another impressive photo!