It was quite gusty today (with winds up to 15mph) and the Washington Square Park Hawk baby had some high-flying jump flaps in the nest this evening.
Bobby and Sadie were seated together on One Fifth Avenue when I arrived:
Bobby dropped some food off then immediately flew back out of the nest:
He returned to the nest a few minutes later then was back out in a flash:
The sunset’s rays gave him a beautiful red glow:
Sadie landed on the ledge next and stayed with the baby while it ate:
She then swooped out of the nest, circled the eastern side of the park, then disappeared from view. I stayed and watched as the baby then stood in the nest, preened, played with some of the material in the nest, then stood close to the wall. I left as soon as it got a bit too dark to photograph.