Babies So Visible
The chat room of the Washington Square nest had a “meet up” today. While the group was visiting the nest they had a chance to see Bobby, Rosie and the two eyasses. It was nice that the hawks put on a nice show for the visitors.
Fifth Avenue
I went to Central Park in search of a Kentucky Warbler, but didn’t find it. So, I ventured over to Fifth Avenue to watch Pale Male and his new mate. It was very quiet. Except for a flyover of four Turkey Vultures, not much happened. The female is still brooding and it doesn’t look like the eggs have hatched yet.
Two Heads Are Better Than One
One a very windy day, that made photography almost impossible, there were two interesting sights.
The first was Rosie on a 2 Fifth Avenue balcony. The wind showed off her brood patch and then she harassed by Northern Mockingbird.
The second was clear views of the eyasses. For the first time I was able to see both heads at once.
Rainy Thursday
The Washington Square nest was fairly quiet for the hour or so I visited. Rosie only left twice, Bobby was nowhere in sight, and the eyasses mostly slept. But I did get to see one eyass stand up. The kids are growing bigger and bigger!
Owlets, A Week Later
The Manhattan Owlets, a week later…
(These photographs were taken on April 14th. I wanted to wait until the owlets had fledged before posting these photographs. Owls can attract huge crowds, this family deserved some peace and quiet.)
Great Horned Owl Owlets
Manhattan has a nesting pair of Great Horned Owls with two owlets this year in Inwood Hill Park. This is wonderful news. The nest is close by a Red-tailed Hawk nest and the two species are managing to live closely together.
(These photographs were taken on April 6th. I wanted to wait until the owlets had fledged before posting these photographs. Owls can attract huge crowds, this family deserved some peace and quiet.)
