Blue Heron
One of the only things I like about Virginia is the variety of birds. I was never a very big fan of birds. I mean, coming from New York City, the only ones I ever saw were pigeons, sparrows, crows, and starlings. But around here, it's a birdwatchers' dream.
So I decided to photograph a bird series, but I needed a theme to make it interesting. It wasn't difficult after I looked through my first few images. The one thing they all had in common is they they all looked pissed about something. Maybe it was because I was harassing them with my camera, but we've all seen birds up close and I just never realized how irritated they can look.
Woodpecker
Maybe a lot of birds look angry because it is their natural expression, but I decided the theme of my project would be angry birds. Of course they are probably not angry, but I like the idea of projecting a human feeling on them based only on what I know anger looks like. And I like the fact that birds are something I never payed that much attention to, but now I observe them very closely. I feel like it's a step toward noticing the world around me and becoming less involved with the daily have-to's in life and running around forgetting there is other life all around me.
I have a better angry goose. It's actually quite difficult to find a goose that doesn't look angry, and I recently learned they hiss. I respect them though because of how they take care of their babies, and I can't wait for them to be born on campus. Then I can shoot angry baby birds.American Cardinal
Once I have about 10 good shots I will probably print them so I can see them as an actual series. And hopefully I won't get myself in a Tippy Hedron situation in the process.
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