January 8, 2008
It's a Hawk Eat Squirrel World Out There
Gothamist reader luzer took some arresting, very "Wild Kingdom"-like photographs of a hawk snacking on a squirrel in Central Park, near the American Museum of Natural History. luzer posted photographs on Flickr and writes that some of the humans who gathered to watch the spectacle "guessed it was Pale Male. I am not convinced (we saw another one later in the park)."
While New York is very urban, there are still many places where you can see some wilderness. Here's a list of the Parks Department's 48 Forever Wild Nature Preserves, which total over "8,700 acres of towering forests, vibrant wetlands, and expansive meadows" and include "flying squirrels, bald eagles, and fascinating rare plants." Flying squirrels!
And this weekend, there's an early birding event at Marine Park, Winter Eagle Watch in Inwood Park, and Owls on the Prowl at the Blue Heron Park Preserve.
Photograph by luzer on Flickr
|
pretty good shots @ 200mm, if only a 400+mm had been on site!
It's (A)? Hawk Eat Squirrel World Out There
if only a rat would have been around. then the hawk would have something to worry about.
Not squirrels you dummy - go for the RATS!
Not squirrels you dummy - go for the RATS!
The night owls take care of those guys.
wow I feel so powerful. Maybe I should run for president...
Last year I was at the Central Park Zoo and watched while a polar bear attacked and ate a pigeon. Man, were the little kids surprised!