Young New Yorkers got an up-close look at the hawk, which is native to the South Bronx. (Photo: Geoffrey Croft/NYC Park Advocates)
- Young New Yorkers got an up-close look at the hawk, which is native to the South Bronx. (Photo: Geoffrey Croft/NYC Park Advocates)
- The hawk did not break any bones and is being rehabilitated on Long Island. (Photo: Geoffrey Croft/NYC Park Advocates)
- The baby hawk after the dramatic rescue, which involved a canoe trip up the Harlem River. (Photo: Geoffrey Croft/NYC Park Advocates)
- Rescuers examine a makeshift cage they created from two milk crates and string. (Photo: Geoffrey Croft/NYC Park Advocates)
- The hawk doesn't seem to mind the attention! Rescuers brought the bird to a licensed falconer, Ludger K.Balan. (Photo: Geoffrey Croft/NYC Park Advocates)
- Rescuers pose with the baby hawk. Pictured (l to r): two unidentified Friends of Brook Park volunteers, Lee Rivera, Danny Chervoni (holding hawk) and Harry Bubbins. (Photo: Geoffrey Croft, NYC Park Advocates)
- Urban Divers executive director Ludger K.Balan is a licensed falconer and has rescued hawks before. He runs programs to educate the community about raptors. (Photo: Geoffrey Croft/NYC Park
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