The Red-tailed Hawks of Washington Square Park, NYC… mostly
There was a big protest rally scheduled to occur in Washington Square Park on Sunday so rather than deal with the noise and crowds, I instead visited Tompkins Square Park in the hopes of seeing a resident raptor.
There is a resident Cooper’s Hawk which I was happy to see within the first few minutes of my arrival:
Continue to the full post… “Romping Raptors, Tompkins Square Park – January 29, 2012”
I wasn’t sure I’d get to Washington Square Park to visit the hawks on Saturday since I was behind in chores and errands and was feeling cranky overall but once I was out and about, I couldn’t resist visiting the park for even a little while. I ended up staying until I knew both Rosie and Bobby were tucked in for the night.
As I approached the park, I spotted one of the hawks seated on a terrace railing (second terrace from the bottom, left-hand side of photo):
Continue to the full post… “Bobby and Rosie, Saturday afternoon – January 28, 2012”
