Pale Male's Story—A True Wildlife Drama in Central Park

by Marie Winn

 

The scene of this enchanting (and true) story is the Ramble, a wilderness deep in the heart of New York City's fabled Central Park. There an odd and amiable band of nature lovers devote themselves to observing and protecting the park's rich wildlife. When a pair of red-tailed hawks build a nest atop a Fifth Avenue apartment house across the street from the model-boat pond, Marie Winn and her fellow "Regulars" are soon transformed into obsessed hawkwatchers. The hilarious and occasionally heartbreaking saga of Pale Male and his mate as they struggle to raise a family in their unprecedented nest site, and the affectionate portrait of the humans who fall under their spell, will delight and inspire readers for years to come.

 

“An amazing drama, as good as any soap opera and all the more remarkable since it is a true wildlife story.” —Birding