Month: July 2011

It was a very active day on July 1st for Pip, Bobby, and Violet. Sunset is definitely turning out to be the busiest time of day for the hawks. Tonight supported that theory. We witnessed Bobby catching, killing, delivering, and eating a pigeon. All three hawks took their turns eating it. Pip was seen flying from building to building with great proficiency. She is now a proper hawk and not the coddled baby we are so used to her being. I took video footage of most of the activity (to be edited and uploaded soon). Without much more ado, below are the illustrations to today’s adventures:

Bobby the great hunter in a tree at the East edge of the park with a fresh kill:

Continue to the full post… “Hawk Family Visit – July 1, 2011”

Bobby and Violet soared much over our heads at the Eastern side of Washington Square Park tonight. They did not perch much within view until early evening. We watched Bobby sit for a long time on a flag pole. He was hassled by kestrels most of the time he was up there. Watching Bobby was lulling me into a mellow zone until little Pip showed up! We got to see Pip fly in person tonight and it was spectacular. Footage of her epic flight here: https://rogerpaw.com/2011/06/pip-sighting-june-30-2011/

Continue to the full post… “Bobby and Pip, evening of June 30, 2011”