Bobby was high up on One Fifth Avenue when I arrived at Washington Square Park:
One of the fledglings was on a regular perch at the east-side buildings:
A second fledgling was feet away, on a lower perch from its sibling:
It had flown to a favored corner of NYU’s Pless Building:
Its sibling still on the tan structure:
It joined the other a couple of minutes later:
The two seen from a side angle (NYU’s Silver Center in the background):
One of the fledgling’s tail feathers jutting over the edge:
The fledglings were preening and settling in so I looked around for Rosie or Bobby.
Bobby was still on One Fifth (twenty five minutes after I first saw him today):
I returned to watch the fledglings.
Pless is a regular food drop-off spot.
One of the fledglings with a tiny morsel:
Reaching out to playfully nip the other’s tail feathers:
It held on for several seconds, even digging its feet in and backing up a little to tug harder. It was pretty funny to see.
With its sibling again. They were both pretty relaxed.
Reaching out to nip again (or maybe to preen its sibling):
The one that had been lying down got up to stretch, nearly making the other tip over and fall off the perch:
They both turned a couple of minutes later and focused their attention on something I could not see yet. One started to cry:
It was Bobby with a food delivery.
The fledgling immediately mantled (covered the food with its wings):
The other fledgling tried to join them:
But its feet couldn’t find purchase so it kept flying:
Bobby went on his way after a minute:
He flew west above the park, north, then west out of sight:
I stood closer to Pless to watch the fledgling eat.
The fledgling that had kept flying returned to Pless, crying out as it flew overhead. It landed on the railing:
The first fledgling had obviously taken the food down to the roof of Pless because the second fledgling watched it eating from above before flying down to join it:
