Hawk’s Dinner in Tompkins Square Park

Wednesday, November 13th, 2013

Hawk's Dinner
I saw this Redtail Hawk fly from half-way across the park in a high tree branch to the center of the Oval Garden and catch this large rat.
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This is about a tenth of a second before the hawk took off to eat its prey on a branch of a nearby elm.

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5 Responses to “Hawk’s Dinner in Tompkins Square Park”

  1. Goggla, on November 14th, 2013 at 1:07 am Said:

    I can only imagine dessert!

  2. electricmeg, on November 14th, 2013 at 1:15 am Said:

    AMAZING shot! I hope they don’t use rat poison in TSP…. otherwise those birds are dead already.

  3. Trois Têtes (TT), on November 14th, 2013 at 8:32 pm Said:

    Amazing shot Gamma. Why do you think it is not phased by being so close to people? I have never seen a bird of prey so indifferent to people in the UK.

  4. GammaBlog, on November 14th, 2013 at 9:43 pm Said:

    I think they are used to it, they always have a crowd observing their dining, and people keep a respectful distance.

  5. Dennis Edge, on November 15th, 2013 at 8:15 am Said:

    Nice shots of this juvenile RTH, Michael. The person looking at the bird is a friend and would probably like to have the image.

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