Month: July 2011

It was a hot and slightly muggy day in Washington Square Park on Saturday the 2nd. There wasn’t much hawk activity until Bobby caught and delivered a pigeon meal to his family around lunch time. First to dine was Bobby for a bit, then Violet and Pip ate the rest.

Bobby delivers pigeon to a ledge while being harassed by a smaller bird:

Continue to the full post… “Hawks at lunchtime – Saturday, July 2, 2011”

Because my latest footage will take very long to edit and upload, I wanted to give you a sneak peek at what some of us witnessed at Washington Square Park this afternoon… Pip being beak-fed by Violet!

Oh yes! Our little Pip is still being babied by mommy Violet. Apparently, it’s not rare for red-tailed hawks to spoil their eyasses but my goodness, Pip really is getting the baby blankie treatment.

Yes, we all know Pip needs to learn how to hunt on her own but for now, let’s enjoy this momentary cuteness:

Lady and the Tramp scenario with pigeon gut:

On July 1st I saw Bobby swoop directly to the side of the building we were facing. It must have been the moment when he grabbed and killed a pigeon that was probably sitting on the ledge he darted at.

I lost sight of him but some of the other Pip watchers I was with saw him head into the tree you see him sitting in in this video.

He was panting hard. It must have been from all the intense activity from the kill. We soon saw him leave the tree and take refuge on a building wall to further deal with the kill.