Pale Male In October
I can’t believe it’s October already. Pale Male was in the Ramble this afternoon. He looked to be hunting but didn’t go after anything.
Pale Male On A Fall Day
We finally are starting to get some fall temperatures and tree leaves are changing colors. Pale Male has become harder to find, but he went to Cedar Hill late in the afternoon, after chasing away a migrating raptor. He hunted two times, but came up empty on both passes.
Hawks and Bats On Fifth Avenue
On Saturday, after weeks of easy hawk watching, it was harder. Octavia and Pale Male spent time on the Carlyle Hotel but otherwise were hide to find until dusk. Pale Male left the hotel and went to a favorite tree on Castle Walk, before roosting near Glen Span Arch.
After dark I listened for bats. I had listened for bats twice earlier in the week. As I had those last few nights, I had plenty of Eastern Red Bats at the Model Boat Pond, but I only heard Eastern Red Bats. On a hunch, I decided to walk to the lawn between the Summer Stage and Fifth Avenue. There I heard a large number of Big Brown Bats, and a Silver-haired Bat.
Like Clockwork, Pale Male
For another week in a row, Pale Male hunted along 79th Street. This afternoon he caught two rodents. Here are some pictures of him eating and relaxing.
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are migrating through the city and it’s a pleasure to watch them. How something that small, can be so fast, amazes me even after years of watching them.
Pale Male Once Again
Pale Male has become such a regular it’s almost boring to watch him this last month. He continues his regular afternoon visits to the trees around 79th Street.
