The two Washington Square Park eyasses were very quiet until a brief thunder shower. Then they briefly got active and exercised on the window ledge. But after about five minutes, it was back to resting! Oh, the life of an eyass.
The little ones at Washington Square Park, aren’t so little anymore. I’m amazed at how fast they grow. They have some orange in there chests, are gaining a belly band, and have wing and tail feathers growing in.
Washington Square Park was full of NYU Graduates today. But high above all the commotion was a mother and her two eyasses having a meal. Pigeon, I think…
More gray than white now, you can see the eyasses’ wing feathers start to grow in. They’ve begun venturing out on the ledge to the right of the nest too. It’s a great time to watch them, although it helps to have a spotting scope rather than just binoculars at this stage. While I visited in the early afternoon, not much happened and the female took an extended trip off the nest. I think I must have just missed a feeding.
Today, I worked on testing my new live broadcasting setup. The technology is maturing and I hope to be able to do weekly broadcasts. My Livestream page is livestream.com/urbanhawks. Follow me to be notified of broadcasts.
This year my live broadcast technology stack includes:
Think of all this as a mobile news van shrunk down to the size of a backpack.
It’s almost certain we have only two eyasses at Washington Square Park this year. Here are some more pictures and video of them…
