Urban safari

[Trent Watts]

It is a long time until spring when birds return so I set out to photograph the most abundant and perhaps ubiquitous of urban birds, the Rock Pigeon. It is a few blocks from my house to the University where there is a lot of agricultural research. The cattle are fed on the ground and the abundant feed attracts hundreds of pigeons and House Sparrows. I counted over 450 pigeons in bunches on the roof of the cattle sheds.

 

[AlanLichty]

Nice shot of the lunch buffet and the intended consumers Great action shots of the pigeons and the perched sparrow.

A lot of the grain from eastern Washington, Oregon, and Idaho comes into Vancouver's port by rail and the tracks have a lot of spillage that brings in the pigeons. I never thought of those gatherings as a photo subject prior to your offerings here.....

 

[Trent Watts]

Nice shot of the lunch buffet and the intended consumers Great action shots of the pigeons and the perched sparrow.

A lot of the grain from eastern Washington, Oregon, and Idaho comes into Vancouver's port by rail and the tracks have a lot of spillage that brings in the pigeons. I never thought of those gatherings as a photo subject prior to your offerings here.....

Thanks Alan.. I was getting desperate to shoot something.

 

[Eric Gofreed]

Great Idea and great photography too. I must admit your safari birds are as colorless as my winter resident birds. The further south you go from Northern North America to the tropics the more colorful the birds.

 

[KevinA]

Good series Trent, just shows you can find birds almost anywhere

 

[JimFox]

This is a great way to keep yourself busy during the winter Trent. I like these, and who knew those pigeons would be so photogenic?

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Great job on this series, Trent. I love the young cow in #2.

 

[Roger Bailey]

Love the Pigeon shots Always feel they are underrated because they are so prolific.