(Original post from 2013, updated)
Some days, it seems I’m the only person who notices a hawk perched in plain sight…
Walking in Kennedy Plaza today, I spotted a red-tailed hawk in a tree above a bus stop…
It was only 19 degrees out, so it had one foot tucked into its feathers for warmth…
Nearby, people leave food for pigeons, unaware of the fact they are indirectly feeding a wild hawk. As the pigeons fight for breadcrumbs, they are oblivious to the hawk eyeing them…
Once it selects a target, the hawk dives at the flock…
Pedestrians are unaware of the hawk flying amongst us…
Unsuccessful on this attempt, the hawk returned to the trees to hide and try again…
Target selected…
…got it!
After subduing its prey, the hawk carried the pigeon from the sidewalk to the snowy park to enjoy its lunch…
…and posed for shocked spectators to gawk in amazement.
Hawks also help reduce the rat population
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I love looking at your photographs. We’ve been watching the red-tails in North Burial Ground
and circling over the East Side for years, but rarely see them close-up. And not in motion.
Thanks Margaret, I appreciate it and I’m glad to hear you enjoy the East Side hawks :)