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.
Model Boat Pond Bats
Yesterday, I spent an hour listening for bat echolocations, as well as watching them around the Conservatory Water, aka the Model Boat Pond. Bats are migrating through the city, and with it getting dark earlier, I don’t have to stay out too late! So the next few weeks are perfect to go bat watching.
Using the Wildlife Acoustics Echo Meter Touch 2 Pro Bat Detector and iOS software, I was able to capture a large number of echolocations. The software does its best to identify which species of bat it hears, sort of like a Shazam for bats. The software can make mistakes, so my results could have errors. While I recorded a great number of bat passes, a single bat could have created many of them.
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Pale Male Yet Again
Pale Male continues to hunt in the same location as he has late in the day for two weeks or more. In late August this isn’t unusual, but usually he is hunting a bit further north. I guess this current location has the best rodents this year.
Pale Male Again!
Pale Male continues to hang around the 79th Street Transverse, west of the East Drive for the second week. This afternoon he caught and consumed two rodents. Enjoy the photos.
