I made a decision to not be drawn into the hawk drama this breeding season. It gets so intensely emotional. There is no Riverside Park nest this time due to the death of the female from rat poisoning. Pale Male's mate died from the same cause. However, Pale Male found a new mate and they had three babies. The first, now named Rik/ Rikki, fledged first. The other two siblings took their time fledging and then seemed to prefer hanging out on terraces. The third fledgling caused some worry by seeming not ready to face the challenges of the world outside of the nest. I stayed away. Yesterday I decided to see what was going on, had the three kids managed to get into the park. It's all about being in the right place at the right time. The three kids were in one tree eating, watching, napping. What beautiful kids.
Pale Male delivered a rat. There was some jostling. I'm going to assume that Rik/ Rikki grabbed the rat.
Sibling with nicely spotted middle napped on lower branch.
Next-to-eat sibling watched from above.
Rik/Rikki done eating. Moved up one branch.
Now next baby has the rat.
Sleeper has awakened.
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