Our Pip is growing fast and estimates are that she will fledge some time within the last two weeks of June. She is becoming quite the expert at "flapping jacks" but unfortunately, still hasn't quite been able to master the skill of fine dining. She does well with the smaller mouse and rat entrees - she has even decimated a pigeon in true hawk fashion. However, she has not been able to master the squirrel. One can't complain - when Violet showed up to help, even she had difficulty tearing into the otherwise succulent rodent.
Pip is rapidly losing her awkwardness and gangly appearance. She is becoming more graceful, regal and streamline as her time in the nest grows to a close. What an exciting adventure this has been for all of us who have been fortunate enough to become addicted to "Live From the Nest" and the life of the magnificent hawks.
Bets have been placed for the fledge date ... it's now a day-to-day, nail-biting wait for that grand moment when Pip takes flight. We are hoping that Pip will fledge from the nest, but if not, we hope there will be plenty of hawk watchers in Washington Square Park to film/photograph the event for us.
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