Friday, May 9, 2014

Breaking (heh) news: The hawks of Tompkins Square Park are officially parents


[Photo by Francois Portmann]

Goggla broke (sorry!) the news yesterday that Christo and Dora's chicks have hatched in their nest up on the Christodora House on Avenue B.

The top shot, showing the hatching in action, is courtesy of photographer Francois Portmann.

Find more hawk/egg photos at his photography site here. Photos like this…



He'll have photos of the chicks from the nest cam soon.

Meanwhile, please visit Goggla's Gog in NYC site for much more on the hawks.

Previously on EV Grieve:
Red-tailed hawks nest on the Christodora House

The hawks of Tompkins Square Park have laid an egg at the Christodora House

More eggsciting hawk news from the Christodora House

11 comments:

FRANKabc said...

The neighborhood's story arc of the summer will be for the birds.

bayou said...

Mazel tov, hawks!

MaddMaxx said...

How egg-citing! Is this the first clutch for this pair?
So awesome to see happy news. I'm a tree hugger and damn proud of it, so the efforts of all are greatly appreciated.

Giovanni said...

I'm sure the squirrels, mice and rats of Tompkins Square Park as just egg-static about the news.

Walter said...

I wish I could be so smart and respond with a clever pun based on the word ecstatic. Sadly, I'm way too stupid to think of anything exciting. (well, apparently I just missed another opportunity)I bow my head in shame

Anonymous said...

great news!

Anonymous said...

Those hawks are jerks, so I'm sure their kids will be jerks too.

- East Villager

Anonymous said...

:-) i guess the hawks pooped on '-EV's head, that's why that was said? :-)

I-)

Eden Bee said...

Why don't they get a job already?

Laura Goggin Photography said...

I counted six rat catches yesterday, and those are only the ones I know about. The hawks need to be put on the parks dept payroll.

Scuba Diva said...

I'm told the West Village around Washington Square is crowing about their own hawk community; there are also peregrine falcons in Midtown.

Nature is tricky, and will reclaim her own yet.