Hello!
![Tompkins Square red-tail fledgling](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/854/29944456668_21ee06a162_b.jpg)
Just like a toddler, the fledgling hawk can turn anything into a toy. Below, he plays with a piece of tissue paper.
![Fledgling hawk plays with paper](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/858/29944452918_c3437b1743_b.jpg)
It's hard to make out in this photo, but the hawk is carrying a glass bottle in his talon. Be aware that any trash on the ground can end up in the talons/paws/claws of wildlife.
![Fledgling hawk takes off with a medicine bottle](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1832/29944451318_378a538b8d_b.jpg)
Although I have yet to see this young hawk soar above the trees, his hunting skills are incredible. He's been doing really well catching mice, caught his first pigeon on July 31, and caught his first sparrow on August 1. He even dug up and ate a worm!
![Fledgling hawk catches first sparrow](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/935/28877883917_be85c2e921_b.jpg)
He followed that up by catching a cicada!
![Fledgling hawk with cicada](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1799/28877887627_b77dbe53cf_b.jpg)
When live prey was not available, the fledgling scavenged an old pigeon wing from one of the planted areas. Waste not, want not.
![Tompkins Square fledgling red-tail with a feather](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/933/28877873767_ed878d2afe_b.jpg)
My favorite experiences with this hawk continue to be those where he surprises people with his presence. He's been spending a lot of time low and on the ground as he hunts, which puts him down at our eye-level.
![Tompkins Square red-tail fledgling](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1798/29944458328_2ddcb4af4b_b.jpg)
![Tompkins Square red-tail fledgling](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/858/28877889667_6bd928c21a_b.jpg)
![Tompkins Square red-tail fledgling](https://farm1.staticflickr.com/857/28877892107_3b89dd7c65_b.jpg)
![Tompkins Square red-tail fledgling](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1831/29944489538_c65bb576b8_b.jpg)
![Tompkins Square red-tail fledgling](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1794/29944484898_06f2ac407e_b.jpg)
This fun time with the young hawk won't last long. As soon as he's able to fly and feed himself, he will venture off on his own to explore the world, so let's enjoy and admire him while we can.
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