The update is...there isn't much to say at this time about the Tompkins Square red-tailed hawks, which is a good thing. No drama is exactly what we want at this time as Amelia and Charlie brood their eggs.
It's a quiet time while Amelia spends most of her time in the nest, watching the trees bloom around her. On Monday, I caught her standing up preening. This is the best view I've had of her as she is mostly hidden when she's lying down.
These photos were taken from a block away with a telephoto. In person, the nest is very hard to see, and once the tree is fully leafed, I don't know if there will be a view at all.
Activity should pick up in the next few weeks when the eggs hatch. We won't be able to see anything, but we'll know something has happened when Charlie starts delivering food to the nest.
Until then, here are some recent photos of the hawks spending time in and around the park.
Amelia:
Charlie enjoys some dinner while Amelia stands by:
Amelia takes off:
Charlie, just after he caught a rat in one of the park gardens:
A view of his lovely tail:
It's hard to see, but the rat is in his left talon.
Charlie scopes out pigeons from a roof on Avenue A:
Taking off:
Amelia perches on the church cross on Avenue A & 10th Street:
I've said it many times, but I think Amelia is really a beautiful hawk. Fingers crossed these two have a successful breeding season.
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