EWR Tower Resident

[njgtr82]

We have a pair of Hawks that lived on our tower. I've been trying to get a good shot of them for a while and finally did today. They arn't very friendly(they chased me off the catwalk a few months ago awaiting the Saudi 747SP to depart) but they're very curious.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3653/3522607369_6e9450cd94_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3315/3522607021_6a2464d5c8_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3369/3523414986_6cf8608e9f_o.jpg

Bill

[Matt Molnar]

Nice. Maybe you should bring them some mice to snack on as a peace offering the next time they try to chase you away. :)

[cancidas]

very cool. i took a shot, a very blurry shot, of a hawk in my backyard. it was a few years ago, right around the time the central park-penthouse hawks left thier nest. i hope too many people didn't see you getting chased off the catwalk by "a bird."

[njgtr82]

i hope too many people didn't see you getting chased off the catwalk by "a bird."

Everyone in the tower got a laugh about it, it was flying back and forth right outside the windows screaming at me. They still joke with me about it. The last time I was out there though they sat on the ledge just below where I was but kept an eye on me at all times. They're cool to watch, we'll be looking out the windows and all of a suddenly the two of them will just swoop by. Then a few mins later theres lots of feathers falling down from the roof.

[mmedford]

Was this an approved mod?

should contact TSO...lol

[moose135]

Very cool, Bill - those are great shots!

[USAF Pilot 07]

Probably pondering what aircraft engine it wants to get sucked into....