Urban beauties
Usually we think of wildlife photography and we think of unspoiled refuges of pure nature. This is often the case and with out one bit of doubt, the most enjoyable scenario. But the reality is I spend most of my time in the chaotic veins of Santo Domingo. So I have learned to look for natural beauty even when I am in a city.. any city or urban landscape.
This is one of the magical aspects of birds: they inhabit every habitat on earth, even the noisiest, the most polluted or ugliest and imprint their feathery charm all over.
I travel a lot. Most of the time for work, some times in family leisure trips and not enough of wildlife adventures. But I always take my gear. Even when on a couples retreat to West Virginia, I took a short lens (70-200mm 2.8 IS II) with me. Looking through the viewfinder lets me appreciate the beauty around me in a more profound and deep manner. It allows me to really observe my surroundings and look for beauty in unexpected places. Hopefully a bird, but also random reflections or other expressions of light.
Beauty is all around us, it just happens that most times we have urgent things to do that impair us from enjoying it.
Beautiful birds. Great photos.
i like it….
nice photos…..
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This is beautiful. It looks to me as though the birds are trying to distract you from the bare branches. They’re doing a good job.
The House Finch picture is great! Also the European Starling! Is it true that European Starlings are not welcome in the US and everyone is allowed to shoot them? I saw same really strange videos in YouTube! Best regards Thomas
The first photo shows males and females Pine Grosbeaks, taken in Colorado, USA. I am not sure if people are allowed to shoot starlings, but they are an introduced and invasive species. Apparently someone thought it would be kind of cool to have all the birds mentioned in Shakespeare’s work in the US and freed 100 individuals in Central Park. From those birds, the current population is estimated in millions…
OK, thanks for clarification about Pine Grosbeaks! Beautiful birds!
It’s interesting what you say about seeing the world better through the camera. I’d always thought that seeing things through the viewfinder tended to distance me from their reality and that sometimes it’s better to leave the camera at home. But I agree that sometimes looking for the perfect shot makes you see the world as a picture and find the most beautiful aspect of it. So I’ll be less inclined to leave the camera behind now
Great shots. My husband talked me into moving to a small Costa Rican beach town – population, somewhere under 500. I kind of miss that urban feel sometimes…but not all the time. I guess I’ll live vicariously through your posts for now. Pura Vida
I am actually arriving in Costa Rica tomorrow for a shoot. In the north near the Nicaraguan border. Sorry to say but your life does not sounds that bad. I think your husband is a smart man. Pura vida.
Shhh…don’t tell anybody – he might here. We live in a town called Tamarindo, which isn’t far from the Nica border. You’ll love it. Try to get to Rincon de la vieja…corner of the old lady, which is a national park with volcano and mud baths and WILD animals galore. Have a good trip…pura vida
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Beauties, indeed…. ^_^
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