Friday, May 15, 2020

Amelia and Christo's 2020 red-tailed offspring: Look at the babies!



They start eating rats and grow so fast!

Amelia and Christo have three bouncing hawklets in the nest this season in Tompkins Square Park. (They are roughly 1 month old now.)

As always, Goggla has been documenting the activities of our resident red-tailed hawks... she shared these photos of the chicks, now more visible above the lip of the nest ...



So far, all three chicks look good and are getting bigger, she reports.

Here are a few more photos of the nest via Steven ...







Meanwhile, Goggla spotted Christo in action... this is from Tuesday night, as he snatched four rats in a row, and brought them to the nest...





And a good question: "So, I guess four rats can feed a family of five?"

One more piece of trivia: When was the last time Tompkins Square Park saw three hawk chicks? 2016!
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11 comments:

  1. MrNiceGuyMay 15, 2020 at 11:03 AM

    This is the good news we all need right about now! Hoping the best for the little ones, hope spings eternal

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  2. AnonymousMay 15, 2020 at 12:02 PM

    "You and your brother will have to share a rat. Now pipe down and eat your dinner."

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  3. AnonymousMay 15, 2020 at 12:23 PM

    Great photos!

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  4. ScoobyMay 15, 2020 at 6:01 PM

    Nice to see some good news in all this strange. The photos are great. Thanks.

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  5. AnonymousMay 15, 2020 at 6:40 PM

    WONDERFUL PHOTOS! Thank you so much for sharing!

    I wouldn't want to see a hawk closing in on me as seen in those last 2 photos - that's a hawk on a mission!

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  6. AnonymousMay 15, 2020 at 7:21 PM

    All this anti rat bias on this blog!
    Those birds can't just go for one of the many neighborhood shihtzus?

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  7. SarahMay 15, 2020 at 10:16 PM

    Wow, look at those claws on that bird!

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  8. AnonymousMay 15, 2020 at 10:27 PM

    One thing about Tompkins Square park is that their are plenty of rats there for the hawks to feed on. Bon Apatite.

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  9. Patricia Kennealy MorrisonMay 16, 2020 at 9:20 AM

    Where do all the grownup babies go? Prime hunting territory must be fairly limited, and there’s competition from the NYU hawk family.

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  10. Lola SáenzMay 16, 2020 at 1:04 PM

    Great photographs, Thanks!

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  11. lasirenanycMay 21, 2020 at 2:49 PM

    So loving this story. Great fotos !!
    Gracias !!

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