New York's best known love birds, the famous Fifth Avenue hawks, have returned to the city after winter and come back to their plush address overlooking Central Park.
The pair of hawks, known as Pale Male and Lola, are one of the city's top tourist attractions. Their arrival back in town -- and news that they had laid a clutch of eggs -- has sparked a tabloid frenzy.
"Nest & Nookie" blared the New York Post alongside a picture of the nesting birds. Not to be outdone, the rival Daily News announced the birds' return with the cringe-worthy: "Great egg-spectations."
The pair of predatory birds have been a feature of New York life for more than a decade. They have inspired a documentary, a book and countless reams of newsprint. Bird-watchers flock to Central Park to watch them.
The red-tailed hawks hit the headlines last year when the residents of the plush apartment building where they usually live pulled down their nest. A wave of bad publicity forced the residents to put a nest back up.
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