donna you can get your card by mail--never have to leave the computer

The only thing holding me up from renewing my passport is getting a new picture taken-I just never seem to get around to it 

DITTO!! I hate going to MV!

Our local postoffice had passport day last year and we got everything done there in about 10 minutes for the 2 of us.

I missed the one they held last year...I was in Rochester! 

Harlequin gets fed again!! 

Harlequin was born to cruise.

Speaking of cruising...obviously we haven't needed an updated map for Quest since April when she started nesting at Harlequin, although I would be interested to see how far she has strayed from the nest site in search of food & keeping the airspace clear.  Are we all set to resume tracking once Harlequin successfully fledges?

donna you can get your card by mail--never have to leave the computer

The only thing holding me up from renewing my passport is getting a new picture taken-I just never seem to get around to it 

These newspapers need a dedicated wildlife copy editor!  I'd think about making it my next career if they weren't laying off the regular copy editors...

Where's the 3rd juvie?



Hiding in plain sight!

Gee, what a nice camera setup. Imagine what it could do with 5 eyases.   

   Or do you have some inside information?

What a morning! Driving MAK crazy again.

But a good crazy...great to see them together!

Did anyone see what that white thing is?  Seagull wing?

Well, it's food for sure...and Sunshine seems to be enjoying it while William watches it, Kate ignores it, and Cinnamon is thinking about it!

OK-not Pale Male-but I really didn't want to start a whole new thread just for one post.  This nest is at Fordham University in the Bronx...found via Palemaleirregulars

IT'S A NYC FIRST IN HAWK WATCHER MEMORY! FOUR EYASSES HATCHED AND ABOUT TO FLEDGE! COUNT 'EM!

Update from the Fordham nest from Richard Fleisher:

Finally we got a nice, bright sunny day and I thought I would use the opportunity to check on the Fordham nest. When I got there I was very surprised to find four youngsters walking on the ledge of Collins Hall (see attached photo). They all seem to be doing quite well. This breeding cycle is obviously behind other Red-tail nests in NYC in that none of these youngsters are close to fledging. I went back and compared their development with pictures from previous years and this year's nest is running about ten days to two weeks behind. Based on the minimal amount of flapping and jumping, I would guess that we are at least a week away from the first one leaving the nest. I will try to get back to observe in a few days. I took lots of photos today and as I process them I will post them on flickr -

http://www.flickr.com/photos/profman_wildlife_photos/

Rich

Did anyone see what that white thing is?  Seagull wing?

Phooey!  Just missed seeing them live...

Look at those wings!  I am SOOOOO happy they put in a new cam this year!

   

I thought it was William perched on the nest tray...not much fluff left...

She's back again!

She's making it look easy!

I'm guessing it's Beauty...