The Red-tailed Hawks of Washington Square Park, NYC… mostly
I set out on my Hawking visit during “The Witching Hour”, the time when the Washington Square Park Hawks routinely take a late morning/early afternoon break from the park.
I looked throughout the park for the Hawks as a matter of custom for 35 minutes but was not surprised they were absent.
On Saturday afternoon around 2:30 I spotted one of the Hawks on a chimney on a building at 3rd Avenue and 10th Street.
That building is marked with the red dot northeast of the park here:
I wasn’t finding the Hawks in Washington Square Park this morning so I searched several blocks north and east, covering Astor Place and searching throughout Union Square Park. No Hawks.
I took some “B roll” photos during their absence I thought might be fun in the meantime.
There are certain angles where you can see the Empire State Building from the park:
Continue to the full post… “Distant views from the Hawking grounds – August 25th, 2017”
I got to spend some quality time with Mama Sadie Hawk right outside Washington Square Park this morning.
I first spotted her on the eastern flag pole closest to the nest:
Continue to the full post… “Quality time with Mama Sadie – August 23rd, 2017”