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Molly Bangles
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stage manager, night owler

she/her

mostly birds and nature here

pictures and videos are mine unless otherwise noted

arts & crafts: https://mollybangles.etsy.com
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The Triborough at sunset, for #ArtAdventCalendar day 4 🌅

Astoria, November 2025
The Triborough Bridge over the East River, just before sunset. The sky is dark and steel gray cloud cover on the right, turning to bright amber-pink clouds and light blue sky on the left, over the bridge’s spires. The bridge and cloud colors are reflected in the water. Bare branches frame the left side of the picture.
December 4, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Nighttime in Central Park, from one of my favorite spots for #ArtAdventCalendar day 3
Nighttime in Central Park last week: looking south across the lake, silhouettes of Manhattan skyscrapers with glowing windows are reflected into the water, along with several trees, including a tall skinny pine. The sky is deep blue, with the very last hints of amber light along the horizon, and a perfect crescent moon hangs over the skyline.
December 3, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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Here are some 🍁 nice leaves 🍁 for #ArtAdventCalendar day 2
Close up of a section of bright orange 7-pointed leaves, with a gray sky and out of focus tree branches in the background, in Central Park this past November.
December 3, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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The Red-tailed Hawk we sometimes referred to as Pale Friend or Pale Kid, doing his part last week to keep the rat population under control 🫡🐀🪶

CW: Very dead rat

Central Park, November 2025
December 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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RIP, buddy. You were a good hawk 💔🍁
In a meadow covered with fallen leaves, lies a young Red-tailed Hawk, eyes closed, brown and white mottled plumage blending in with the leaves. A large yellow leaf from a London Plane tree, and a deep red oak leaf have been placed, by me, over the hawk’s back, along with several yellow ginkgo leaves.
December 2, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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A very round Mourning Dove for day 1 of #ArtAdventCalendar (I’m still awake so it still counts)

Central Park, 12.1.2025 🪶
A very round Mourning Dove, looking off to the right, perched on a thin horizontal bare branch, surrounded by many other bare branches on all sides, as well as in the background and foreground. The color palate is muted grays and tans, and the dove is blending in with out-of-focus leaves in the background.
December 2, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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Two of our regulars at the Model Boat Pond for #MallardMonday 🍁🦆🪶

Mallards in Central Park, November 2025
A Mallard hen on the water, buff and brown mottled plumage and mostly orange bill reflected. The water is varying shades of orange, yellow, and light green, reflecting nearby foliage A Mallard drake standing in front of water that is reflecting various shades of orange and yellow foliage, his emerald-green head standing out in contrast.
December 1, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Central Park was visited by a toasted marshmallow on Friday 🤍🦉

American Barn Owl, November 2025
November 30, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Turkey Day Titmouse 👀 🔼

Tufted Titmouse in Central Park, 11.27.2025
A Tufted Titmouse - a small bird with gray plumage on the back, white belly, and orange sides, with a gray crest and black forehead - perched on a curved branch, looking to the left. The background is soft out-of-focus light green foliage The same Tufted Titmouse in the previous photo, their face now turned directly towards the camera
November 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Pain
A still from the above video - a close up of the Red-tailed Hawk on the ground, having just missed catching a rat. Only the hawk’s face is visible in profile ,behind some out of focus branches. The hawk is giving a thousand yard stare.
November 28, 2025 at 5:52 AM
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No Thanksgiving dinner for this poor Red-tailed Hawk, who was having zero success catching a meal in Central Park today 🪶
November 28, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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Hello 🤳🥄
Extreme zoom-in on the serving spoon in the cornbread dressing dish in the quoted post - such a close look reveals a reflection of me, holding my phone and taking a picture
November 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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I made my Thanksgiving dinner last night so I could enjoy my favorite thing about Thanksgiving today: leftovers.
Bird’s eye view of a well-worn kitchen table, on which is a large casserole dish half-covered with foil, revealing cornbread dressing, a round casserole dish with sweet potatoes topped with marshmallows, a small plate awaiting food, and a cup of coffee. Also on the table are: a glass pumpkin containing a candle, two porcelain cow creamers, two candles in the shape of turkeys, and a spring of fresh rosemary in front of a red bread box
November 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Here’s a Turkey Vulture for Turkey Day 🪶🦃

San Simeon Point, California, September 2025
A Turkey Vulture - a large bird with dark plumage and a red plumage-free head and face with white beak - perched somewhat dramatically on a diagonal branch against a bright gray foggy sky. The vulture is in profile, but their head is turned back, looking over their shoulder.
November 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Desperately hoping I’ll spontaneously produce a bag of peanuts, but trying not to be too obvious about it 🥜🐿️

Eastern Gray Squirrel in Central Park, November 2025 #sqrlpix #mammals #wildlifephotography
A pleasantly pear-shaped Eastern Gray Squirrel, sitting on a rock, facing the camera and holding one paw to their chest, looking out/to the left of the camera. The background is out-of-focus light green foliage and branches.
November 26, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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CINNAMON ROLL 😭🦉
Close up of a Barred Owl, brown and buff plumage with a round head, dark eyes, and yellow beak, perched on a low branch, facing the camera, but with her head turned 3/4 to the left, looking down. The owl’s face is very round and cinnamon-roll-like. The background is out of focus branches, and green and brown foliage
November 24, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Cinnamon Roll Face (complimentary)

Barred Owl in Central Park, November 2025 🦉
Close up of a Barred Owl, brown and buff plumage with a round head, dark eyes, and yellow beak, perched on a low branch, facing the camera, and looking just to the left of it. The owl’s face is very round and cinnamon-roll-like. The background is out of focus branches, and green and brown foliage
November 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Golden hour Junco 🌅

Dark-eyed Junco on the East River, November 2025 🪶
A Dark-eyed Junco perched in side profile on gray rocks, illuminated by the setting sun. Blurry light-blue water is in the background and some green leaves in the foreground at the bottom of frame. This bird is mostly dark gray with white underbelly and a pale pink beak.
November 21, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Favorite bird, video edition 🎥🦉🍁

Barred Owl in Central Park, November 2025
November 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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I love all birds, but I do have a favorite 🦉🍁

Barred Owl in Central Park, November 2025
A Barred Owl - brown and buff with white striping on the back and wing feathers, and a delightfully round cinnamon roll-like face with large dark eyes and a small yellow beak - perches on a low curved branch over water that is covered with fallen leaves in oranges, reds, yellows. The owl’s back is to the camera, but her head is turned back, looking over her shoulder, out and to the right.
November 20, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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bro was struggling
Cropped picture of the Red-tailed Hawk in the above video. The hawk is perched on the branch, rat in talons, facing out, looking forward and up, giving them a worried appearance.
November 18, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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This hawk was having a little trouble figuring out the physics of eating dinner while balancing on a branch 😅🪶🐀

(CW: dead rat)

Red-tailed Hawk in Central Park, 11.14.2025
November 18, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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💛🦉💛

Barred Owl in Central Park, 11.8.2025
Through an overlay of out-of-focus yellow foliage, a Barred Owl perches on a thin horizontal tree branch, looking down Closer crop of the previous picture - a Barred Owl seen through an overlay of out-of-focus yellow foliage
November 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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🍁🦉🍁

Barred Owl in Central Park, 11.7.2025
Two tree trunks surrounded by foliage in fall colors - yellows, oranges and light greens -with a bright gray sky in the background. On the side of the tree trunk on the left perches a Barred Owl, facing away, but head turned back, looking in the direction of the camera Closer zoom and crop of the previous photo - a section of a tree trunk on the left, a Barred Owl perched on the side of the trunk, back to the camera, looking back/to the right. Yellow, orange, and light green foliage, and a bright gray sky make up the background
November 16, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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🎥🍂🕺🏻🪱🪶

American Woodcock in Central Park (feat. a perplexed squirrel), 11.14.2025
November 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM