Month: October 2011

I was fortunate to get to the park in time to see Bobby hunting then roosting tonight. He flew about from tree to tree every few minutes which made for some fun hawk-and-seek. Not long after the sun set, he flew to his nightly roost.

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I worked a tad later than usual yesterday so couldn’t leave the office until 5:48. It was 6:25 when I got off the subway and to the park. By then, it was already too dark to photograph. I did get to see the briefest flash of Bobby fly past a few trees when I reached the outskirts of the park but soon lost him.Now that it’s getting darker sooner, my hawk-watching will probably have to wait until the weekends or the odd work day here and there if I can get out early enough. What I may do from time to time during the week is stop by the park and check if a hawk is in the night-time roost and photograph it to post on the blog later. It would be comforting to know if one or more of the hawks were tucked in for the night.It’s pretty heart-breaking for me that I won’t be able to be near and photograph the red-tails so often in the near future. This little hobby has become quite the passion! 😀

Below is brief footage of the stranger red-tailed hawk who was seen hunting and eating in Washington Square Park on Sunday the 23rd. I have more footage which I’ll post in upcoming posts. The music you hear in the video is from the band that was playing in the park nearby.