Late Saturday afternoon, after a bout or two of drizzle, I visited the red-tailed hawk nest near the north end of Highbridge Park. A few minutes after I arrived, Martha stood up in the nest and it looked like she was getting ready to start a feeding. Moments later, George flew in, bringing food.
George took a quick look inside the nest and decided he wasn't going to hang around. He began walking out the branch supporting one side of the nest.
The feeding last about 12 or 13 minutes. Because of the viewing angle I got nary a peep of a fuzzy head. There was one white spot visible through the sticks and twigs but I finally decided that it was the food that George had just delivered.
Around 5:20 the meal was over and Martha settled back in the nest. George remained on a nearby tree limb about 20 feet away, occasionally getting buzzed by a bluejay.
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