Red-tailed Hawk landing on nest, Bobst Library, NYU, New York City

Rosie’s rat supper, bath, and evening roost – September 25th, 2012

It was perfect timing when I saw Rosie tonight. I first saw her as she was flying in my direction across the Washington Square Park lawn in front of me, only a few feet off the ground, prey in her talons. I had only enough time to turn my camera on, extend the lens, yank the camera up to my eye, then snap this first clumsy photo (phew!):

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Pigeon leftovers and Bobby’s pigeon catch – July 16th, 2012

We’re in another heat wave so I wasn’t sure if I’d go to Washington Square Park but I brought my gear with me to work as usual in case I decided to later on and boy I’m glad I did!

The fledgling that had caught the pigeon Saturday was having leftovers on the same branch it had left it.

Foot down the hatch:

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