The Red-tailed Hawks of Washington Square Park, NYC… mostly
I am back from visiting family for a few days in the country. I tried to publish this post on Christmas Day but my internet was spotty.
Here are snaps from a nature walk my nearest and dearest and I enjoyed on Christmas:
Continue to the full post… “Christmas nature walk and Hawkery”
I spent three hours Saturday in Forest Park in Queens. It’s a huge 538 acre park. It was almost like being in the woods except for its man-made trails and people walking by every several minutes (most walking their dogs and a couple of people on horseback on the bridle path). It was a nice respite from the city and took only 35 minutes or so to get to by subway and walking.
It’s still a little early in the bird migration season so there weren’t too many unusual birds to see. But each day will bring new visitors. Most of the pictures taken below were lucky shots since the birds were very active and high up in the trees or deep in the bushes.
Male Cardinal singing (seen near the entrance):
Continue to the full post… “Forest Park birds and Washington Square Park Hawk – April 7th, 2012”