--- description: 12 falcon chicks born atop MTA bridges the Verrazano Narrows Bridge Marine Parkway Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge and the Throgs Neck Bridge. title: These Fluffy Falcon Chicks Have an Awesome Perch in New York City image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6e5ea9b08bcc592e/698852a9524fc05c59df2e97/falcons-mta-02.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # These Fluffy Falcon Chicks Hatched on New York City Bridges  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jun 2, 2015 10:15 PM CUT  One of the chicks atop the Brooklyn tower of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge chicks. One of the chicks atop the Brooklyn tower of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge chicks.Patrick Cashin—MTA  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jun 2, 2015 10:15 PM CUT The Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York City [shared photos](http://www.mta.info/news-falcons-bridges-and-tunnels-verrazano-throgs-neck-marine-parkway-bridge/2015/06/02/dozen "undefined") of 12 peregrine falcon chicks with hilarious facial expressions that hatched in nests atop the Verrazano-Narrows, Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial and Throgs Neck bridges this year. May is that time of year when city officials nationwide are putting ID bands on the birds to track their health and numbers. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has claimed before that New York City “probably” boasts the largest urban population of peregrine falcons. In case their fuzziness alone isn’t enough to win you over, they will grow up to [eat pigeons.](http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7059.html "undefined") Here is video of the baby falcons getting banded: ### Mini Horses and Toddler Friends May Be the Cutest Thing Ever Published in LIFE  3-year-old cover girl Cynthia West with Chauncey. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Ronnie getting sized up. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Caption from LIFE. Ronnie stands uncomfortably with normal horse collar. He eats only four pounds of hay a day compared to 40 pounds for draft horse. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  A young girl with Chauncey the miniature horse. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Chauncey and 2 larger horses. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Cedric being held by a trainer. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Cynthia riding Cedric. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Cynthia with two miniature horses at the Lilliput Ranch in California. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Cynthia showing some love for Cedric. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Ronnie and the Great Pyrenees are taken for a walk. Ed Clark—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Two baby boy and two baby girl peregrine falcons on top of the Brooklyn tower of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. Patrick Cashin—MTA  Chris Nadareski, a scientist from the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, sits with falcon atop the Rockaway tower of the Marine Parkway Bridge, where there is one male chick and three female chicks. Patrick Cashin—MTA  Nadareski with a falcon atop the Bronx tower of the Throgs Neck Bridge. Patrick Cashin—MTA  One of the chicks atop the Brooklyn tower of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge chicks. Patrick Cashin—MTA  One of the chicks atop the Rockaway tower of the Marine Parkway Bridge. 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