I was so happy to see Pip take his/her first flight on Thursday around noon. S/He looked as though s/he had been doing it for months LOL. The nervous parents, Violet and Bobby watched from the top of a building close by, after taunting Pip with a tasty lunch that s/he would have to fly and get. The experts mentioned that Violet & Bobby may return ( Read more... )

 

Violet, the NYU red-tailed hawk

For more than 3 weeks, I’ve been a fan of the New York Times “Hawk Cam,” where they have been watching a pair of young red-tailed hawks - named Violet and Bobby - who have built their nest right outside the 12th floor window of the president of New York University. For most of those three weeks, the so-called ( Read more... )