Ch-Ch-Changes

The one constant of life if change. Seasons, weather, life...all in perpetual flux that keeps stagnation at bay. Often the results are surprising. Here are some of the unexpected results.
Palemale near Turtle Pond



The St. John's pair, hunting pidgeons high above Morningside!


The Red Tailed from 145th, hunting in the setting sun...







A hidden kestrel tries to intercept the diving hawk!








Some butterflies...



Some ruby throated hummingbird pix!

Mid-Summer Nights Dream

So this is it...the fall migration is full on. The sun is setting noticably earlier, at night there's almost a chill in the air. The monarchs are running. Here's what I see in the city's parks.
















Gentrified!
Umm yeah, let me add a few more pix!







What's up butterfly lovers...can you name them all?

Black Skimmer?

Fall Migrants Begin

There were tons more of fall warblers moving through the area. For some reason, I found lots of females including yellow rumped, magnolias and black-throated greens. I also saw a red-tailed hawk and peregine falcon, but was too slow to get any pix of them as they streaked by. Walking through the foliage, I heard the many shrieks of yellow shafted flickers. At one point I watched as one flew into a tree and snagged a screeching cicada. As always, many resident pairs of American Kesrels thrive along the cities parks. There seems to be another pair in the 145th and Broadway area and I regularly see this male near Riverside Park. Bruce Yolton has also reported seeing a female kestrel there this spring. Anyone else see kestrels in that area, please let me know.