Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Notes to Self. Black-capped Chickadee




This is a story about a special bird Chickadee who radically changed my direction in photography.  

A few years ago I mistakenly thought, or rather pretended, that I was a street photographer and at some point I found myself trapped in a vicious circle, not knowing how to get out of it. 

The vicious circle was broken on one cold, frosty February morning in our local park. 

While wandering through a snowy park, I accidentally came across a bird feeder that resembled a small house without walls. 

From time to time small birds appeared at the feeder. Some of them were regular visitors, brave and experienced, others were newcomers who simply watched and did not dare to eat the seeds from the feeder.  They picked them up in the snow.

These birds were the first birds I ever observed for a long time and my first birds I ever attempted to photograph. They were Chickadees but I didn't know it yet. 

Oddly enough, on that cold February morning, near a small feeder, photography took on meaning again, and a long exciting journey into the world of birds began.   


Generally, life is good.







6 comments:

  1. Ello vendría a demostrar la enseñanza que la Naturaleza nos brinda a cada momento. Si ponemos de nuestra parte la oportunidad de permitírselo.
    Bonita historia Kaya.
    Abrazos.

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  2. The chickadee is looking so cute!

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  3. Qué belleza de fotografía, qué belleza de carbonero!
    Adoro observar las aves, el carbonero aquí se ve a menudo, se escuchan sus trinos dentro de los árboles.
    Buen día, Kaya, un abrazo

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  4. Se ha convertido en tu especialidad. Ese pequeño pájaro, se ve precioso en tu fotografía. Tiene buen enfoque y una buena definición.
    Un abrazo.

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  5. Elegiste un buen camino, te has hecho una gran especialista en aves y tus fotografías son excepcionales. Yo tengo predilección por los pájaros porque están en la parte baja de la pirámide las aves. Son los más desprotegidos.
    Un abrazo.

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