Some equipment problems kept me from staying in the park longer this morning/afternoon but I had a good time none the less.
Bobby was on the cross for most of the morning before soaring off high in the sky. Rosie delighted park patrons by hunting in the western section of the park, often from lamp posts.
The eyasses continued their flight training along the ledge.
There was yet another afternoon downpour this afternoon in Washington Square. The eyasses loved it, like kids playing with a hose on a hot day. They jumped and flapped like crazy. (Pip did the same thing last year.)
The eyasses haven’t fledged yet, but at least one of them looks old enough to fledge. Here’s to a safe fledge by both eyasses.
New York City continues to have inclement weather, and it poured tonight while I was in Washington Square. Both parents were around, and one brought food to the nest. The two eyasses continue their jump flaping on the nest ledge.
The youngsters at Washington Square Park will soon be fledging. A break in the rain allowed me to see the eyasses and the parents this evening. The eyasses chests are all apricot, their eye color is light and they’ve almost lost all of their down. Just a little more growth and we’ll have some fledglings.
I didn’t spend too much time in Washington Square today, since the sun was very strong. But I did get to see both parents and enjoy looking at the soon to be fledgling eyasses.
Bobby was on One Fifth be harassed by both a Northern Mockingbird and two Bluejays. Rosie was on the cross and then a microwave dish.
The eyasses were jump flapping, sleeping and eating on their own.
