Comments on: Hawk flyby and spilt milk – July 13th, 2019

By: Roger_Paw

Roger_Paw — Sun, 14 Jul 2019 13:39:01 +0000

In reply to Jeanne. Nice to see you back, Jeanne. Hello! There is a LOT of wildlife activity in the park and it's a lot of fun to learn how they all interact with each other.

By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Sun, 14 Jul 2019 05:02:27 +0000

Loved, Loved this part of the WSP in the summer heat.
Not a waring action observed, but the daily life of the dear birds, and squirrels doing the ordinary and Life goes on. Hope the young hawks are growing and becoming part of the neighborhood in the park
Thanks Roger_Paw for the voyeur aspects of your camera lens!

By: Roger_Paw

Roger_Paw — Sun, 14 Jul 2019 02:48:01 +0000

In reply to Susan Addelston. You see the pigeons drink water from puddles all the time but this was the first time I saw them drink anything milky. I don't know anything about what you referred to as pigeon milk but it sounds like a fun topic to research. Thanks, Susan!

By: Susan Addelston

Susan Addelston — Sun, 14 Jul 2019 01:43:38 +0000

Amazing! I never knew or even suspected that birds would like to drink milk!! Must be an acquired taste, since for sure they aren’t nursed (only mammals, obviously), so is it the sugar content? What a fascinating problem for ornithologists to investigate. And, yes, I know about ‘pigeon milk’, but that’s a concoction of predigested food from the mother’s crop (do father’s secrete this as well?) mixed with a milky secretion – do not think it qualifies as lactic milk in any way.

Roger Paw! You never cease to delight, amaze, instruct, visually show so many fascinating natural things for us – all in the heart of NYC!