Pip is preparing to leave the nest, and the Hawk Cam, and start his life in the wilds of New York City. We get an update on the hawk family from Emily Rueb, senior producer on the Metro desk at the New York Times, and Tim Gallagher, editor of Living Bird magazine at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and author of Falcon Fever: A Falconer in the 21st Century.
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If possible let us know how Violet's leg is and if they are able to snare her and treat it. Merion
How's Violet's leg doin?
Any plans to place a tag on Pip's leg?
She's beautiful. How old is she? I remember listening the day she was cracking her egg, but I couldn't get the cam and I wasn't paying attention to the date.
I wonder if she's listening to the news and will be an urban bird, or will decide to move out to the country.
I'm watching the live cam and would like to know if anyone else is if that's Pip standing on the edge of the nest? It's fantastic.
I'm not a complete scold or left-puritan. I think hawks are magnificent, and it's a good wheeze that they can do well in our urban environment. So please, pay attention to this young bird.
...but use it also as the occasion to remember the very real difficulties of so many young humans in our city, and do what you can to help them.
Is there a possibility that, once Pip has fledged, Violet might be snared in order to address her leg injury?
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