Washington Square seemed very normal today. Standard behavior by all hawks young and old. One eyass still has a foot caught in a plastic bag, but seems safe for now.
Both eyasses are becoming better coordinated and are walking around more. They’re also starting to flap their wings. It’s a great time to come to the park and watch them with binoculars.
I spent a few hours at Washington Square after work. The eyasses were fed by the mother, who then went off to the cross on a nearby church. One eyass explored the ledge going a good way off the nest.
From the webcam, you can see the other eyass has it’s leg caught in a plastic bag. There are no signs that the eyass is any danger. Hopefully, as the eyass gets older it will be able to remove the plastic on it’s own.
However, there is a slight chance that the bag could get twisted and tighten which would restrict circulation. This would require intervention, so plans are being made to act if necessary.
Update: On Tuesday, 5/8/12, the eyass got free of the bag on its own.
Tonight I had lots of fun watching the eyasses. They’re big enough to see them for more than just a few minutes each evening. There feathers are starting to grown in and they’re stretching their wings. And tonight I got my first family portraits with the whole family in one frame.
The chat room of the Washington Square nest had a “meet up” today. While the group was visiting the nest they had a chance to see Bobby, Rosie and the two eyasses. It was nice that the hawks put on a nice show for the visitors.
One a very windy day, that made photography almost impossible, there were two interesting sights.
The first was Rosie on a 2 Fifth Avenue balcony. The wind showed off her brood patch and then she harassed by Northern Mockingbird.
The second was clear views of the eyasses. For the first time I was able to see both heads at once.
The Washington Square nest was fairly quiet for the hour or so I visited. Rosie only left twice, Bobby was nowhere in sight, and the eyasses mostly slept. But I did get to see one eyass stand up. The kids are growing bigger and bigger!
