As the male flew out he dove to a building across the street. To my amazement, he landed on the female's back and copulated loudly!
The young couple!
Good luck to them and all the hawks trying to make their way in the world today!
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
New 5th Ave. Nest!
Thanks to the team work of some concerned bird-watchers, I was able to locate a new Redtailed Hawk nest. After multiple sightings all Fall and Winter, here are some pictures of their long awaited nesting site as well as a special surprise!
As the male flew out he dove to a building across the street. To my amazement, he landed on the female's back and copulated loudly!
The young couple!
Good luck to them and all the hawks trying to make their way in the world today!
As the male flew out he dove to a building across the street. To my amazement, he landed on the female's back and copulated loudly!
The young couple!
Good luck to them and all the hawks trying to make their way in the world today!
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Harlem Eagles in the NYPost today!
Been a bit behind on my blog updates so I could keep the Eagles story up. Thanks to all who participated on my 5th Annual Hawk Walk (Ill post pix later).
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
NYC Eagles in HD!
The first NYC Bald Eagle HD foot evah! PS sorry for the shakes, but it was +30mph winds!
Monday, February 08, 2010
More Harlem Eagles!
Somewhere on this ice flow were 2 eagles. As the ice drifted by, we could see a huge female adult eagle finishing up a fish as another adult and juvenile begged for scraps!
Thursday, February 04, 2010
Harlem Eagle
Since the opening of the Harlem Piers I have always appreciated its close views of Hudson River bird traffic, all the while knowing that Bald Eagles sometimes ply these fish rich waters. While last year I had those amazing canvasbacks, no luck with Eagles. So today, as I was about to head into Fairway, I scanned the rough ice and to my surprise, found a bald eagle in almost complete adult plumage. As Murphy and his Godforsaken law would have it, I was without my camera. I ran back to get my camera with surprising adrenaline. The trip back was not as easy...but to my great relief, the Eagle remained.
The gulls gave it a wide birth, but remained on the fringes. After some time, it lit out over the ice, in great broad strokes,
making its way over Riverbank State Park, where it was harassed by crows!
After working still farther north, the resident redtails came in for a few close passes, but it was so far off the pix arent really worth posting. The two hawks did pair up and work their way down past me.
Its the male that was in the CCNY nest and the large female with dark eyes that's always hunting over the Dwyer. Reminder, the 5th Annual Hawk Walk is next Sunday (weather permitting).
PS Here's a great article about Eagles returning to Manhattan!
The gulls gave it a wide birth, but remained on the fringes. After some time, it lit out over the ice, in great broad strokes,
making its way over Riverbank State Park, where it was harassed by crows!
After working still farther north, the resident redtails came in for a few close passes, but it was so far off the pix arent really worth posting. The two hawks did pair up and work their way down past me.
Its the male that was in the CCNY nest and the large female with dark eyes that's always hunting over the Dwyer. Reminder, the 5th Annual Hawk Walk is next Sunday (weather permitting).
PS Here's a great article about Eagles returning to Manhattan!
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