The Red-tailed Hawks of Washington Square Park, NYC… mostly
A scene from The Carrie Diaries TV show was being shot outside the northeastern corner of Washington Square Park today (Miss AnnaSophia Robb in the skirt on the left in the photo below). I don’t usually photograph film sets (and I don’t happen to watch this show) but I have to admit I was digging seeing the 80s “period” clothing of the other actors:
Continue to the full post… “Hawkless park visit – September 23rd, 2013”
A fellow Hawk-watcher informed me that one of the Washington Square Park Red-tailed Hawks was bringing nesting material to the Bobst Library nest yesterday morning so that was nice to hear.
Another Hawk-watcher let me know that one of the Hawks was seen perched atop a building along Washington Square West before it flew southwest.
I did not see either Rosie or Bobby during the two hours I was at the park today but I did come across other sights and I have updates I wanted to share.
At one point I almost stepped on the old remains of a pigeon on one of the northwestern park lawns. It must have either fallen from the branch above or was eaten by one of the Hawks on the lawn.
Continue to the full post… “Trap, dead (poisoned?) rat, other updates – September 20th, 2013”
I watched Bobby and Rosie in one of the shadiest parts of Washington Square Park for about an hour and a half today.
I saw Rosie about half an hour after I had arrived:
Continue to the full post… “Bobby’s rat in the shade – September 18th, 2013”