The Washington Square Park Hawks Bobby and Sadie were both in the park when I arrived today.
Bobby would watch over the park then eat on and off:
Sadie was seated on one of the northwestern corner buildings:
Bobby dove off then circled his building 8 minutes after I first spotted him:
Sadie left her perch too but I didn’t see where she went.
Bobby returned to One Fifth a couple minutes later only to jump off again:
Both Hawk spent the next 9 minutes flying above and near Washington Square Park.
Bobby tucked into a dive and flew to the Con Edison building located outside Union Square Park:
Squirrels near me were busy preening, chasing each other around a tree, or otherwise bringing leaves to their own nests.
One of them was king of the tall eastern tree stump:
I had to run errands near Union Square Park so I got to see both Hawks circling and perched up there. I would have taken photos but my arms were full. It was refreshing though to watch them carry on without the stress of trying to get a decent shot of them!
Oh, those pesky squirrels!
My vet assures me , they are the harbinger of fleas and it appears, the dear is indeed scratching at a bite.
My favorite pic is the little guy ,appearing to have a mouthful of leaves ,scurrying up the large tree to his warm nest. Spring renovations or perhaps a nest in preparation for his/her ,soon to be born, offspring.
Spring is in the park!
We have random bits of snow in the park but you can definitely sense spring is in the air!