Central Park Hawks

Ellen Michaels, formerly a model, has stepped to the other side of the camera and is currently a wildlife and nature photographer specializing in photos of the birds, butterflies, insects and landscapes of Central Park in New York City.

These are photos of Central Park red-tailed hawks and (Palemale) Pale Male the famous NYC Fifth Avenue hawk. There are also images of Lola, Pale Male's mate for eight years. Lola disappeared in December 2010. Pale Male has been with two different female red-tailed hawks since then. His current mate, who is darker in color than he is, has been named Lima. For the first time in many years, Pale Male has had offspring. If you go birding in Central Park you will often see Pale Male and Lima.

Pale Male update: 6/19/11 Pale Male and Lima had two eyasses.

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