More Bat Photographs
Another day trying to capture photos of bats at the Model Boat Pond in Central Park. They’re a lot harder to photograph than Red-tailed Hawks!
Pale Male
Pale Male on top of a Ginkgo tree west of the East Drive around 78th Street.
Most Holy Redeemer Church
The Tompkins Square Park adults on the Most Holy Redeemer church near 4th Street and Avenue A on Tuesday evening.
Pale Male and Octavia
Pale Male hunted near one of his favorite roosts tonight. While he was eating, Octavia flew in to join him. They ended up roosting only a few feet apart at the top of London Plane Tree.
Central Park Bats
This time of year, if you sit near the hawk bench at the Model Boat Pond at dusk, you’ll see lots of Chimney Swifts feeding. But as it gets darker, almost like magic, there are fewer and fewer swifts and in their place you’ll see bats.
Using a “bat detector” to monitor the pitch of the echolocation sound, I discovered the bats are primarily two species, Eastern Red Bat and Big Brown Bat.
Washington and Tompkins Square Park Hawks
Mid-August can be a frustrating time to watch hawks. Juveniles are becoming harder to find as they expand their range, and for some precocious ones, begun to migrate. So, for the last week I’ve had to be content to find some adult hawks in both Washington and Tompkins Square Parks.
