While I was outside with a camera this morning, these two Chipping Sparrows flew to our bird feeder. I was just fast enough to catch the male making his final approach for landing, full flaps; I guess you could say. I had no time to consider the camera setting, so I took what…
A man grabbed himself a beer and decided to sit at a table. To his surprise, a little bird landed and calmly sat on a chairback beside him. As he was pondering his day, a high-pitched voice said…
“A bird doesn’t need a professor to teach it how to fly.” ― Matshona Dhliwayo https://meanderingpassage.com//wp-content/uploads/images/2021/08/EBM-20210806124305.jpg American Goldfinch https://meanderingpassage.com//wp-content/uploads/images/2021/08/EBM-20210806124311.jpg American Goldfinch https://meanderingpassage.com//wp-content/uploads/images/2021/08/EBM-20210806124307.jpg American Goldfinch Birds make flying seem so effortless. This Goldfinch only visits our feeder once in a while, but it is such a splash of color when it does.
“Birds, to me, are an inspiring animal that symbolizes freedom. Their freedom heals all ailments, boredom, loneliness, lovesickness and anxiety… But when I see a caged bird, my soul shrinks in grief with nowhere to go. Reminding me that not all people are meant to evolve beyond a certain point.” ― Efrat Cybulkiewicz https://meanderingpassage.com//wp-content/uploads/images/2021/08/EBM-20210804155505.jpg House Finch…
“The pictures are there, and you just capture them.” – Robert Capa https://meanderingpassage.com//wp-content/uploads/images/2020/10/EBM-20201019110639.jpg I went for a little leaf-peeping walk yesterday at a nearby park, and while the majority of leaves are still green, leaves are not the only source for bright autumn colors. Mr. Cardinal flitted into a nearby bramble and then flitted right…
This was weekend was the “Fall PhotoWILD” event at the Carolina Raptor Center in Huntersville, NC. On both Saturday and Sunday they close the center to the general public in the mornings and provide amateur and professional photographers, who have previously signed, access to photograph 20 different raptors in unique settings each day.