I caught up with mama Sadie Hawk just north of Washington Square Park before sunset today. She was sitting on the southeast corner atop One Fifth Avenue:
Sunset commenced. Sadie looked like she was enjoying soaking up the rays.
Preening her tail feathers:
Looking down over the park:
Sadie looking in the sky beyond:
I watched her for an hour and 10 minutes. I was waiting to take pictures of her eventually flying off her perch. I got distracted watching a cute puppy so of course I missed the shots of Sadie leaving the park!
I was leaving for the day when I spotted one of the Hawks sitting on the southwestern corner building:
I was too far away to determine which Hawk this was.
The Hawk flew away from the building a minute after I had spotted it so that was lucky timing:
