Sadie was the first Washington Square Park Red-tailed Hawk I saw today.
She was sitting on one of the eastern NYU flags:
She jumped off her perch after 4 minutes. She flew over the park square then made her way to the southwestern corner building:
Hello:
Juno arrived about 10 minutes later. He flew right to Sadie:
Juno left Sadie’s side after a couple of minutes:
He flew over the trees then landed on Two Fifth Avenue (an apartment building along the northern border of the park).
He sat for 7 minutes then charged at a flying pigeon flock but didn’t catch any of the birds:
Continuing southward away from the park:
Sadie eyed the rain gutter below her then stepped down into it. It had rained all morning so I was hoping she’d take a bath but she had a few drinks instead:
She walked around the corner and spent a little while longer in the gutter:
She flew away when I happened to take my eyes off her.
20 minutes passed before I saw the Hawks again.
They both circled a few blocks north of the park:
They flew eastward but I couldn’t find them.
I enjoy seeing the “Love Birds” and it helps me view Juno as the “new guy” in the nest.
In frame 10, it would appear, Juno does a gymnastic flip …after mating his Sadie…Ahhhhh
Someone is Happy!
They are so fun to watch. They get into some funny positions sometime.
Awesome!
Looks like a pitch perfect day. Good birding!
That’s a perfect way to phrase it. Thanks, Steven!
I really like the picture that shows Juno’s shadow as he flies off to the pigeons.
Thank you! Yeah, that was a lucky shot I knew I had to post.