Red-Tail Hawk Bringing Dinner Home to Family May 31, 2009

Male Bringing home Supper in Talons

2 adults sitting on Balcony

Eyas having supper

Baby practing flying


Turkey Vulture

It was a great day at the nest.
I met Graham this morning and the eyas were seen,the female was on the nest. It was very windy and I am sure that is why she did not leave the nest.
In the afternoon lots of activity. The male and female red-tail hawk were flying all over the place, from crane to building, to nest to chasing off a kestrel. I finally got a shot of the male bringing dinner home to the young and actually feeding the young. A Turkey Vulture went over the nest today - no sign of male or female when this happened. He went directly overhead.
Leslie, Mike, Frank and Dan came to check out the site and saw the adults flying around. One very scary part of the female was at the far building beyond the construction site and twice looked like she wanted to fly into the window - she was not hurt (she was sitting on the ledge around the corner and she must have seen her reflection). I will pop over to the building tomorrow and just make sure they are turning off the lights and let them know what happened. I am hoping they will put up newspaper on the windows by the ledge and balcony. I have never seen the red tails around this building before but it does seem to be their new area - lots of trees right beside the building. I have one shot with both male and female on the balcony of the building. The gang did get to see the eyas.

Male and Female soaring in the sky together today May 29, 2009

Arrived at the office at 11:30 to have the 2 adult hawks circling above me. They soared around and around for some time and then disappeared. Had a look to see the babies and only got a good look at 2 of them. Third one was probably lower down. Nice to see the sun out for the hawks.

Rain and more Rain - Female drying herself out and saw all three eyas on Nest Feeding May 27, 2009

On top of the tree

Drying out her wings

Drying out her wings again

One young red-tail hawk

Three eyas on nest

Rainy day today. Female was on the nest most of the day. When it stopped raining she would leave and dry out. In the photos you will see her with her wings open letting them air dry. The eyas were all up on the nest at one time. No photos as it was a dull day for this. Still difficult to take photos of them from the ground.

Female Red-Tail Flying and One Photo of Eyas May 25, 2009

Female landing on Elevator

Enjoying the day

One Eyas with Female

Today I noticed that the female red-tail hawk is spending less and less time on the nest. She feeds the eyas and then will fly off. She is also staying away from the nest for longer periods of time (or I am just missing her on the nest). Also she is going further from the area. She is traveling to building in the distance not just the construction site next door.
The one eyas was sitting in the sun today. I can see usually 2 easily but seeing the 3 is tricky. Just a couple shots.

Photos of Red-Tail Babies and Adults May 24 2009 (double click photos to enlarge)

Last shot of the Female Red-Tail (Into the Night)

Bath Time

Bath Time

My view as the Red-Tail Flies right towards me

Female with nesting material

Female feeding young on the nest

Today was amazing with spotting the 3rd eyas. Bernie, Florence and I were also treated to the female giving us a nice flying lesson. She soared around us landing on the elevator (her favourite perch), then went to the penthouse suite, to the top of the crane and the for a bath. At the end of the bath she flew straight towards me and I had to duck. Yes she was that low (very scary when you know on a regular day there are cars and trucks everywhere). She then landed on the tree - tore off some twigs and took them back to the nest. No sign of the male red-tail (told Bernie he was having a nap on the back of the condo). He only comes running when the female screams. Here are a couple of shots from today.a

3 Babies - not 2 - See photo more details later May 24, 2009

Went to the nest today with Bernie and Florence and much to our surpise we saw 3 little heads up today. See photo. Lots to tell and will post more photos later.

Ann

Photos of Male and Female Red-Tail Hawk May 23, 2009

Male bring in the food

Female sitting on the elevator shaft at the construction site