The other day we were fortunate enough to be visited by a fledgling red-tailed hawk!
The red-tailed hawk quickly drew attention from visitors, staff, and security. A few photos taken by visitors, featuring cameos with Mr Hawky, were shot before Visitor Services closed the Public Garden. I went out to snap a few photos, but scared Mr Hawky away before I was able to ask him any questions.
His inability to fly out of the inner courtyard mixed with the dense heat-wave alarmed the staff and a phone call was made to The Philadelphia Zoo. Mr Hawky refused water refreshments and any human contact. A second attempt to fly out ended in a crash around the 2nd floor Cafe windows.
Zoo sources speculated that a possible “window strike” paired with the heat could have caused the adolescent hawk to land in the public gardens “He’s a teenager and probably just got confused. hung around here to stay cool,” said the Zoo Rescuer. At the end of the day Mr Hawky was escorted from the building and the Garden was re-opened.
_tim passarella
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