Pale Male, the famous hawk that lives on the tops of buildings in New York, is certainly a cosmopolitan bird. He's traded in one expensive Manhattan apartment building for another.
The 14-year-old red-tailed hawk -- and his mate, Lola -- have lately been seen on the roof of an exclusive 24-story building on the west side of Central Park.
Lola and Pale Male have attracted a lot of attention from bird watchers because they've been nesting and raising chicks in the middle of the city for several years. They find their food in Central Park.
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The hawks' became famous in December of 2004 when people living in an apartment building near Central Park removed the nest, saying the birds were creating a health hazard by dropping parts of the animals they ate on the sidewalk.
The nest was put back after strenuous objections from bird watchers and government officials, but the hawks' decided to find a new home on the other side of the park.
Their latest nest is on the roof of the massive Beresford Apartments, which is home to many famous celebrities.
Pale Male and Lola produced seven chicks at their old nest between 2002 and 2004, but none the past two years. (AP)
鼎鼎大名的「蒼雄」是一隻十足的都會之鷹,居住在紐約建築頂樓,往來於曼哈頓昂貴的公寓之間。
近來有民眾在中央公園西側一棟二十四層樓的名門豪宅頂樓看見這隻十四歲的紅尾鷹和牠的伴侶蘿拉。
蘿拉和蒼雄因為在城市之中築巢及養育幼鷹多年,引起賞鳥族的密切關注。中央公園是牠們的覓食之處。
這個老鷹家族在二○○四年十二月開始聲名大噪,當時居住在中央公園附近一棟建築的民眾,因為牠們丟下人行道的動物殘骸會對人體健康造成威脅,而遷走鷹巢。
在賞鳥族和政府官員的極力反對下,鷹巢已置回原位,但牠們已經決定在中央公園另一側找個新家。
牠們的新窩是許多名流居住的大住宅群 Beresford Apartments 的頂樓。
二○○二年至二○○四年間,蒼雄和蘿拉在舊巢生了七隻小鷹,但過去兩年蘿拉都沒有生育的消息。 (美聯社/翻譯:鄭湘儀)
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