Who wants a drumstick?

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

The perils of hawk life

This juvenile red tailed hawk in Tompkins Square has a beak injury. I can't tell if it's broken or cracked, but it's collecting debris and doesn't look good.









You can see more detail of the beak in this video.



I don't know what this means for the future of this hawk, but it looks healthy otherwise.

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And how was your day?

Today in Tompkins Square...











And, the last thing she ever saw...



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Exposed

I recently stumbled upon some urban archaeology while walking around Tribeca.  This lot on Greenwich and Laight Streets is being transformed into...sigh...luxury condos, of course.



Anyway, the process of demolition has revealed an interesting piece of brick artwork.



This is as close as I could zoom in.  The bricks are decorated with images of mermaids, fish, leaves, feathers, an Egyptian figure and various shapes.

 

I confirmed with one of the construction site workers that this is an old piece they uncovered and not something new.  The front of this building faces Washington Street, but I have no other information about this location (71 Laight/401 Washington) or its history, other than it was a warehouse.  If there's anyone out there who knows how this came to be, I'd love to find out.

Marking time

Out of the cage came Eve, 
escaping, escaping. 
She was clothed in her skin like the sun 
and her ankles were not for sale. 

-- Anne Sexton

A little night shopping

On 2nd Avenue and 5th Street...



On Orchard Street...





And down on Forsyth...

Hotstepper

It was another hawk extravaganza in Tompkins Square today. Two or three red-tails as well as a broad-winged hawk kept me entertained for hours.

This one was best at posing.



But I noticed that, throughout the day, it kept raising its right foot, which is worrisome.



You can also see the foot raised here.



As well as in this video.



I'm hoping the hawk can make a speedy recovery.

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Saturday in the park

I think it was the 16th of November...

Have a rapturous weekend...

...and keep your eyes to the skies over the East Village...



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No escape

Light will always find a way...

What's all the fuss?

Today on 5th Street and Avenue C...

On a rainy thursday afternoon

Fall foliage

Is it me or are the leaves especially spectacular this year?  The last couple of weeks have been ablaze with super-saturated colors that have really blown me away.

In El Jardin de Paraiso on E 5th Street...





The Green Oasis Garden on E 8th Street...





The 6th Street Community Garden...



And, of course, Tompkins Square Park.







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Night in Tompkins Square

After the hawks have gone to bed...