It’s the first day of autumn. Birds are beginning their southward migration. Their passage usually goes unnoticed unless the birds in question are geese or ducks flying in classic v-formation, honking in camaraderie. Especially in a city, it’s rare to notice something smaller… unless it’s right in front of us. Today, I found two orange-crowned […]
Black and White Warbler, 09.18.2018 She was bright yellow and grey and lying on the sidewalk outside my front door. I’d never seen a bird like that before – I was struck by the delicate beauty of this little creature and the fact that she was dead. Traveling south for the winter, she’d had a […]
Photo above: my attempt at photographing a male cardinal on Easter Sunday. Sometimes it is difficult to maintain a sense of wonder in an urban setting. Especially after winter, one gets tired of cement and gutters, asphalt and litter, the screetch of car brakes and the defeaning keen of firetrucks and ambulances. The city is […]
