It was a cold and blustery day today. Winds clocked in close to 30 mph at times.
I was just about to leave Washington Square Park after waiting nearly an hour and a half for hawk activity when all of a sudden Bobby entered the park. What a joy to see and just in the nick of time.
Flying against the wind:
He ate a meal atop a building overlooking the southern side of the park.
Bloody beak:
He flew in the direction of the nest.
After reentering the park grounds, I saw Rosie on the arch:
She either brought food that was in the nest to the arch to eat as she’s done before or she ate leftovers that were left on the arch earlier:
She flew into the trees after supper:
At this point she flew to the ground and scampered after a rat who escaped her. I was very close to the action with my telephoto lens and wasn’t ready settings-wise so unfortunately none of the photos came out nicely. This was the best shot:
She flew to a nearby tree to relax:
She eventually soared above the park a few times then returned to the nest:
Glowing legs:
Bobby left the nest:
He wiped his beak on a building top railing. He must have still had remnants from his previous meal to clean off.
He ate a bit of what Rosie had been eating a few minutes earlier:
After soaring above the park himself, Bobby roosted at the Red Roost Inn. I hadn’t seen him there in weeks so it was a real treat to see him there tonight:
