The Red-tailed Hawks of Washington Square Park, NYC… mostly
It had been a couple of weeks since I’d really had a chance to explore the grounds of Washington Square Park. Today I noticed two new non-poison rat snap traps which were encouraging to see. It was further proof the Parks Department is taking the lives of the Red-tailed Hawks (and other animals that may accidentally ingest poison) seriously.
Continue to the full post… “Rosie and Bobby’s shared pigeon dinner – November 24th, 2012”
Day Two: Waking in Hobart and taking a drive to the town of Kettering where we took a ferry to Bruny Island for some intense birding.
I took a post-breakfast stroll on the docks across the street from our Hobart hotel.
Continue to the full post… “Day 2 of Tasmania birding tour: Hobart and Bruny Island”
Today was the first in 18 days since I’d seen Bobby and Rosie (the longest stretch since I started documenting them a year and a half ago).
I had walked around Washington Square Park for about half an hour when I saw what looked like a Red-tailed Hawk fly to One Fifth Avenue (the large apartment building north of the park). I didn’t see where it landed so I figured it must be on the opposite side of the building from me. As I scanned the building I saw a shape on top of the roof’s heating vent:
Continue to the full post… “Thanksgiving with Bobby, Rosie, and juvenile – November 22nd, 2012”