View of Red-Tailed Hawk nest from below

I took a walk over to Washington Square Park to photograph the red-tailed hawks' nest from below. The nest is located on a 12th floor library window ledge. 

It was easy enough to see the nest from the park below but not easy to photograph it well considering the angle and height of the nest. I do hope the nest is safe at its current location. All signs indicate it is. For example, the overhang above the nest is providing shelter from the rain and the nest is tucked tightly against the ledge corner. I just hope a big gust of wind doesn't move the nest at all.

The eggs should be hatching any day now!

Yay, it's getting pretty green out there!

Love love love the view outside my living room/bedroom window. A bunch of trees outside growing taller and leafier each year. Yes! Spring has only begun and the trees outside my windows aren't nearly in full bloom.

It's a bit of a far cry from dreary winter:

Here's the view from my kitchen window:

Red-tailed hawks Bobby & Violet, Washington Square Park (NYC)

Maybe you're one of the thousands of people watching the live footage of the red-tailed hawks Bobby and Violet as they incubate their three eggs in their nest above Washington Square Park.

Link to the hawk cam here: http://livestre.am/H080

I keep a running window open during work and at home.

The eggs will hatch any day!

I've been going a little screen shot crazy watching the birds carry on. 

Can't wait til the babies appear!!!

So smart of them to have a newspaper in the nest! Soft and heat-retaining.

This isn't a crack in the front egg but an errant feather on top:

Mama, please don't leave the eggs alone for too long again! Makes me so nervous!

Nice work if you can get it. And I got it!

One of the perks of having my high-pressure job is being able to enjoy stunning views like these... almost makes up for everything else. Almost. :)

Photos taken on this beautiful day today!

Good ol' Central Park:

Central Park Zoo:

Overlooking the top of the Plaza Hotel and the park beyond:

Metropolitan Museum of Art:

Detail at the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir uptown (you lose details zooming in but you get the gist):

Trust me, that whitish blob on the rock in the center of the pic is one of the Central Park Zoo polar bears (Ida or Gus, is that you?):

Zooming in at the seal tank at the Central Park Zoo:

Downtown F Train - 57th Street Station

Video I took testing out my new point and shoot camera. Not too shabby! Anyone else find the screeching of the subway brakes mesmerizing and happy-making? Maybe it's just me. Then again, I DO have a hard core love for train travel. Good thing I live in New York City!

Animals along the way

I sought to take a walk and collect photos of animals on building facades today. My walk was brief but I found some goodies! These creatures were seen along lower Broadway and the Lower East Side.

The copper at the top of this building looks new! No patina in sight. I'll try to remember to keep an eye on its states of weathering in the near future: