I made brief visits to the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine on Saturday and Sunday. The whole family seems to be doing well. The kids are enjoying the scaffolding, and on Sunday the parents spent time on statue of the Archangel Gabriel.
Astoria Park has two fledglings in the park. Both looked like they were doing well. One was enjoying a branch of a tree, while the other was on a high diving board when I was there.
The foot up or foot out poses are quite common for Red-tailed Hawks. They aren’t a sign anything is wrong, they’re just shifting their weight from one foot to another.
The Triborough bridge is in the background of the last photograph.
I went up to Inwood Hill looking for the two fledglings, but could only find one of the parents. Reports are that both fledglings have been exploring the park, and spent most of the week getting mobbed by smaller birds. I hope to have better luck next weekend.
On the way back, I passed by Broadway Bridge. I saw both parents, and one of the fledglings. This is a fun site, since you can see the birds from the Number 1 train platform. Only in New York City.
It was a fun night. The young owls sung with their parents. A parent would led, and the children would follow. The kids were a little off key. Its good they’re practicing.
After the singing, the kids ended up flying off in different directions, but two ended up returning to the stream. One ended up bathing. Finally, someone taking a bath on a night other than Saturday! Our joke about Saturday bath night will have to be retired.
Although I’m sure the sibling and the parents were around, we could only find one of the fledglings this evening. It was near the nest moving above and beside it.
Between and during the thunder storms, I was able to watch a parent and one of the fledglings up at the Cathedral tonight. We could hear begging from what might have been the second fledgling from one of the chapel roofs, but it was hard to be sure.
One thing I do know for sure, this is a beautiful place to take photographs.
