tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276563.post3677038836636946022..comments2023-09-18T06:38:04.194-04:00Comments on Palemaleirregulars: Pale Male's Swollen Foot, Eldest Takes First Position, and Pip Swallows It WholeDonegal Brownehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09809720759418462703noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276563.post-28561350322645330512011-06-08T01:23:57.141-04:002011-06-08T01:23:57.141-04:00Hi Sally,
Thanks for pointing out that there migh...Hi Sally,<br /><br />Thanks for pointing out that there might be marks I missed in the published photos. Should have zoomed in for a look. Will go do that now. :-)Donegal Brownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09809720759418462703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276563.post-8923939077459617002011-06-08T01:22:09.895-04:002011-06-08T01:22:09.895-04:00Karen Anne,
No Pale Male is not banded. Most reha...Karen Anne,<br /><br />No Pale Male is not banded. Most rehabbers, at least in NY, are not licensed to band or choose not to. <br /><br />And yes Pale Male has been in rehab only once. He was cared for by Manhattan wildlife rehabilitator Vivian Sokol and she does not band. First Love, PM's mate who went to rehab at the same time went to the Raptor Trust in N.J and she was banded.<br /><br />So no band on PM and yet he's recognized around the world.<br /><br />I'd gotten a number of hits from a birding website in the UK and I clicked back on the referral to see what the conversation was about that was sending people to my site. It seems someone was asking if we were sure that Pale Male was actually the original bird Pale Male if he wasn't banded? The answer from the moderator was that not only is Pale Male the most photographed bird in the world. Hundreds if not thousands of pictures are taken of him on a daily basis but his special coloring makes him recognizable to thousands and thousands of people. Also I think that after having watched him for years, many people even with the variation in light on feathers just recognize him by facial expression, poses he takes and places his visits.<br /><br />I think I see the photo you're talking about and will go nab it and zoom in for a close look. Thank you.Donegal Brownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09809720759418462703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276563.post-83940639843329080612011-06-05T21:28:39.240-04:002011-06-05T21:28:39.240-04:00Pale's foot does look a bit swollen, and I thi...Pale's foot does look a bit swollen, and I think i see what might be black scabbed bite marks on the "ankle"? Perhaps he got nipped. I have seen pictures of many RT's sitting in that same one leg out resting position you mention and if I weren't so covered up today I'd go looking for other examples but I cannot right now. Does give one pause though about a chronic condition.Sallynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276563.post-33650191563303309442011-06-05T06:52:03.686-04:002011-06-05T06:52:03.686-04:00I looked, not systematically, at a sample of photo...I looked, not systematically, at a sample of photos on Lincoln's site and found this (I am not sure these are PM and not one of his mates):<br /><br />first photo march 28, seems okay? http://www.palemale.com/march282011l.html<br /><br />photo april 7 something wrong? http://site.palemale.com/07april2011-106<br /><br />Is Pale Male banded? It doesn't look so, although wasn't he in rehab at one point? So at least there is not that complication?Karen Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306986336556283751noreply@blogger.com