Today was a most excellent Hawking day. Over the course of three hours I watched Bobby and Sadie mate twice, Bobby reinforce the nest, and both Bobby and Sadie fly to the Con Ed tower for a sun bath.
It was the first time I ever saw Sadie there. Bobby brought his previous mates Violet and Rosie there in years past so I was pleased to see that he was continuing this behavior with his new queen.
Sadie on a northeast building roof, eating:
Bobby:
He brought the twig to the nest:
Sadie finished her meal and flew below her:
Bobby took his turn to eat:
Sadie flew to a regular perch northwest of the park.
Bobby soon joined her, bringing the remains of the meal with him. He is on the right:
He took the food to the nest and left it there:
I am inclined to believe he brought the food there either for Sadie to eat when she is incubating her future eggs or for future hatchlings to eat.
Sadie:
Bobby:
Sadie on her favorite southwest perch:
She circled the sky a few times then landed on the northwestern-most building’s topper:
They mated briefly:
They rose to extreme heights in the sky then tucked in and dove like bullets to the Con Ed tower.
