The young Riverside Park couple continues to look like they know what they’re doing.  I wouldn’t be surprised if the female doesn’t start to nest soon.

I spend a half hour at the Riverside Park nest.  I had missed all of the morning’s excitement, three Bald Eagles.

I did get to see the male eat lunch and the female enjoy the sunlight.

Sunday was similar to Saturday up at Riverside Park.  Nest building followed by a late lunch of Rock Pigeon.  This pair might be the most accessible pair in the city.  They don’t seem shy of people and like to eat on the ground or in low branches.

The smaller of the hawks caught lunch, ate most of it, but then gave up the rest after begging by its mate.  As with yesterday’s pictures, there are some graphic eating images at the end of this post. Proceed at your own risk.

Leslie Day (fieldguidenyc.com) alerted the hawk watching community of a sixth Manhattan Red-tailed Hawk nest this week.  Located along the northbound west 79th Street on ramp to the West Side Highway, the nest is easily visible from Riverside Park.

When I arrived both hawks were gathering twigs, bringing then to the nest, and rearranging them.  They had lots of energy and were very industrious.  After an hour, the nest building stopped and one of the hawks caught and devoured a Rock Pigeon. Some rather graphic pictures at the end, so skip this post if they will bother you.