Special Topic: Mating

I thought I’d have a more pleasant journey to Washington Square Park via bus rather than subway after work today (I didn’t have the energy to ride a packed train). But my bus, although a “Limited”/express bus, was making all local stops so I lost valuable time.

I bring this up only because I had to laugh at myself for getting stressed out for being delayed even by a few minutes to see Bobby and Rosie.

There was no need to fret though because I saw the Hawks in action moments after arriving at the park.

Rosie flew down and landed on construction scaffolding at Two Fifth Avenue (apartment building at the northern border of the park):

Continue to the full post… “Bobby and Rosie mating at sunset – February 27th, 2013”

I just got to Grand Army Plaza (outside the southeastern corner of Central Park) when I heard the mad rush of pigeons in flight all around me.

I looked up in time to see the male Plaza Red-tailed Hawk chasing them, flying past me, circling around, then landing at the Plaza Hotel nest site:

Continue to the full post… “Octavia and Plaza Male working on Plaza Hotel nest – February 26th, 2013”

Rosie:

Continue to the full post… “Bobby and Rosie Hawk cavorting and copulating – February 24th, 2013”