Sunday, July 13, 2025

The pounce

EVG reader Vincent Doogan shared these photos (taken with his iPhone 15) from Thursday afternoon... when two of the juvenile red-tailed hawks were hanging out by the Ninth Street and Avenue B entrance.

One of the young hawks intently watched a pigeon on the ground below. 

"Suddenly, it leaped and pounced upon the pigeon. RIP pigeon."
The young hawks are growing quickly, and now seem able to hunt and capture their own meals without help from their parents, Amelia and M2 (also known as Charlie, in honor of Charlie Parker, who lived at 151 Avenue B). 

I shared one of the photos with Goggla, who has been documenting the local urban wildlife for years.

"They really are growing up. I saw one catch a pigeon right in front of me, and I was so stunned," Goggla said in an email. "I thought the hawk was too young for that. In past years, they have gone for rats, maybe because Christo preferred rats. Both Amelia and Dad are experts at catching pigeons, so it's interesting to see how their offspring learn." 

Check out Goggla's site for more hawk updates.
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2 comments:

  1. UnknownJuly 13, 2025 at 11:18 AM

    Those are great pictures of that Red Tail Hawk. I just hope he does not get sick from eating that pigeon.

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  2. mvdJuly 13, 2025 at 12:41 PM

    Just about a week ago, I saw one of the young hawks failing miserably to catch squirrels. He flapped down to the ground awkwardly, then rushed around among the squirrels, waving his wings at them. The squirrels laughed. Glad the young folks are getting the hang of it.

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