Even with the eyasses being three weeks old, they can still hide from view while sleeping. This happened on Friday, but after a parent came in twice they became visible.

These pictures are from the 29th of April. I got a little behind in processing my photos!

The eyasses at the Wild West Playground at 93rd and Central Park West got fed a gray squirrel for dinner on Sunday. Both parents had the squirrel in their beaks, and at first I thought each was trying to take it. But watching the footage, it looks like they were working together to rip it open. The three eyasses are growing up fast and I’m looking forward to them fledging in late May.

I wanted to see a Green Heron that had been reported in The Loch, so I travelled light today. Just binoculars and a spotting scope. The scope turned out to be handy, as the Green Heron was high in a tree when I arrived, not near the water.

I visited the Wild West Playground nest on my way out of the park and spent about twenty minutes looking at the nest and took a few digiscoped pictures and videos.

The parents of the Wild West Playground were very relaxed this evening and felt comfortable leaving the nest for long periods of time. They also chasing away another Red-tailed Hawk, which is missing some tail feathers.

There was a feeding after sunset. The eyasses are easy to see during a feeding, but are hidden while they rest and sleep. But the best vantage point is far enough away that you really need a spotting scope to see them well.

Rather than limited looks at the eyasses on the nest at 93rd Street, today they were old enough to see that there were three. It was great to see them all and see both parents eager to feed them. Some males don’t do much feeding but this one at this nest loves doing so.