Year: 2011

Bobby was not in the park during my visit on the 30th. He was probably hanging out in the Union Square Park area. I missed seeing him but was awed by Rosie’s appearance.

I scanned the park for the hawks with other hawk-watchers but we saw nothing until a fellow hawk-watcher called to say he saw a hawk being chased by a peregrine falcon in the sky north of us. It was Rosie. She landed on a tower set back from the park. It must have provided a great vantage point for her. She sat on the tower for about forty minutes before descending to the trees.

Continue to the full post… “Bashful Bobby and Rosie on deck – December 30, 2011”

Bobby was quick to come to Rosie’s defense when she was being aggressively harassed by peregrine falcons. He and she spent time together on the nest ledge as well. They hunted, ate, and roosted separately but were obviously a strong pair already.

Bobby was the first hawk I saw on the 29th. I spotted him when I arrived at the park and was assembling my camera and lens. It’s always a rush when you’re trying to get ready to take a photo and worried if your subject will fly away!

Continue to the full post… “Bobby and Rosie strengthening their bond – December 29, 2011”

Violet passed away early this afternoon. Cathy Horvath called me while I was in Washington Square Park with the news and she posted the update on the WINORR facebook page:

Continue to the full post… “Sweet Violet has passed away”