There was some good Hawk action during my hour and a half visit at Washington Square Park today. There were a couple of nest switches, Bobby got dive-bombed by a Kestrel, and Sadie had a relaxing 40 minute break from egg-incubating duty.
Some of the first buds of spring:
Bobby:
Sadie:
Bobby and a pesky Kestrel:
Bobby plucked a few of the pigeon’s feathers but failed to grab hold of it before flying to a tree:
Bobby scaring up other pigeons:
He flew to the nest:
Adjusting plant material:
Sadie got up and took a break from the nest:
Sadie returned to the nest:
Bobby: