Red-tailed Hawk landing on nest, Bobst Library, NYU, New York City

Mating Canada Geese, Central Park – February 4, 2012

As spring time approaches, the birds and the bees are gearing up for their next broods.

A couple of weekends ago I saw these geese preening next to each other on the water by Central Park’s Belvedere Castle. Little did I expect for them to start mating.

He grasped the back of her neck for leverage:

Good ripples:

Back to preening:

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