Monday, February 6, 2012

Tough day for an already-dead rat in Tompkins Square Park

Bobby Williams, who took the photos, notes that the rat was already dead when our friend ate him...


8 comments:

Marty Wombacher said...

Love the squirrel looking on in the top shot!

Anonymous said...

The obvious question here is; was the rat killed by the hawk or did Hawkie just happen upon it. cuz I sure hope it wasn't a poisoned rat.

Anonymous said...

Madonna vs Gaga

Roger_Paw said...

It's common for hawks to return to rat leftovers (prey it killed a day or so earlier). That's what I hope happened in this case! The Washington Square Park red-tails I follow and photograph usually leave their leftovers on wide branches to fetch later. This rat may have been on a branch but slipped to the ground.

Crazy Eddie said...

"usually leave their leftovers on wide branches to fetch later."

Like Leopards of the sky! Wouldn’t it be so cool if a great horned owl pair (recent reports may have them nesting in Greenwood Cemetery and Inwood Hill Park) nested in TSP as well. Then we could have 24/7 rat kill EV Grieve coverage in TSP. Does Bobby have night vision equipment?

Dr Gecko said...

Except that great horned owls also eat hawks (seriously). I guess they taste just like chicken.

Anonymous said...

thanks for all the RTHawk pics, 'hawk picture taking person'! i am so totally thrilled that a RTHawk is in TSPark - who'd a thunk that such a small piece of pauvre nature could sustain one.

I-)

Anonymous said...

i don't think there are any GHOwls in TSPark.

btw, GHOwls also eat other owls.

I-)