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...


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8 comments:

  1. Marty WombacherFebruary 6, 2012 at 8:26 PM

    Love the squirrel looking on in the top shot!

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 6, 2012 at 8:45 PM

    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.

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 6, 2012 at 10:42 PM

    Madonna vs Gaga

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  4. Roger_PawFebruary 6, 2012 at 10:43 PM

    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.

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  5. Crazy EddieFebruary 7, 2012 at 12:02 AM

    "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?

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  6. Dr GeckoFebruary 7, 2012 at 10:29 AM

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

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  7. AnonymousFebruary 7, 2012 at 10:31 AM

    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-)

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  8. AnonymousFebruary 7, 2012 at 1:56 PM

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

    btw, GHOwls also eat other owls.

    I-)

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