Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Fledgling hawks playing among the fireflies

The heat and humidity have been sucking the energy out of me, but the Tompkins Square hawk fledglings seem impervious to this sultry summer. They've been spending time in the shade, as seen in the photo below where all three siblings are gathered in one of the gardens.

Tompkins square red-tailed hawk siblings.

Tompkins square red-tailed hawk siblings.

After their meeting, the fledglings began to play with each other.

Tompkins square red-tailed hawk siblings.

Tompkins square red-tailed hawk siblings.

Tompkins square red-tailed hawk siblings.

Tompkins square red-tailed hawk siblings.

Tompkins square red-tailed hawk siblings.

Tompkins square red-tailed hawk siblings.

Tompkins square red-tailed hawk siblings.

Tompkins square red-tailed hawk siblings.

Tompkins square red-tailed hawk siblings.

Tompkins square red-tailed hawk siblings.

Tompkins square red-tailed hawk siblings.

Tompkins square red-tailed hawk siblings.

Tompkins square red-tailed hawk siblings.

Tompkins square red-tailed hawk siblings.

Tompkins square red-tailed hawk siblings.

Tompkins square red-tailed hawk siblings.

Tompkins square red-tailed hawk siblings.

On this particular day, the sky darkened and fireflies took over the lawns. The video below captures a moment when two of the hawks play while the fireflies flit around them. If you listen closely, you can hear the third sibling squealing in the background.


More summer hawk antics to come.

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