I’m a little behind in sharing these photos from different Central Park Red-tailed Hawk visits. So here they are in one post!
December 15th:
I couldn’t get to the park at first so I shot these photos of one of the Hawks that inhabit the Southeastern corner of the park through a colleague’s office window.
Hawk flying in front of The Plaza:
Coming around and more toward my direction:
Outside at last.
No Hawks but nice shadow of the Sherry-Netherland Hotel against the The Pierre Hotel:
One of the Hawks flew overhead with pigeon feathers in its talons:
It flew to one of its favorite trees in the park (at the Hallet Nature Sanctuary side of The Pond):
December 20th:
Landing on another favorite perch, the railing at the Sherry-Netherland tower:
GM Building behind the Sherry-Netherland:
Who I think is its companion flying lower, swooping around, then landing on a regular spot on The Plaza:
The first Hawk stayed where it was on the tower:
Neither Hawk was moving so I enjoyed a Red-bellied Woodpecker:
The first Hawk left its tower perch but thankfully landed on it again before I returned to work:
Coast Guard helicopter:
The UNICEF Snowflake above 5th and 57th:
With all the peaceful views of the Hawks, it’s sometimes easy to forget just how busy the streets below are with people and traffic:
December 21st:
One of the Hawks landed on the east-facing side of The Plaza just as I arrived at the park:
Off again, heading to the northern face of the building:
Circling back to come in for a landing:
Heading west:
Then coming back:
Some of the busyness below:
The Hawk is there, to the left of top right ornamental pillar:
The Hawk flew off the building and out of sight:
A young bride was attended to by her family….
..and Big Bird.. kind of..
Meanwhile, the Hawk was next seen on another favorite building perch a bit further down 5th Avenue:
A couple more shots from an office window (Hawk soaring in the center of the picture):
View in general:
December 26th:
Today was a more mellow Hawking day.
The Hawk landed in the same section of trees in the Hallet Nature Sanctuary as on the 15th:
The Hawk landed directly (albeit with the body of water and trees between us) in front of me:
Time Warner Center towers in the distance:
Mallards and Wood Duck swimming by in The Pond:
I hope it’s the same Wood Duck I saw earlier this month.
A Woodpecker on the tree behind me:
It went from tree to tree:
It looked like a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 1st winter:
Blue Jays are so secretive sometimes:
But Starlings aren’t:
And Sparrows even less so:
The weather held up nicely during my break because it started to snow and rain just two hours afterward.
Shots through a window:
