By Vladimir Brezina
The Pigeon Lady, today in Rat Park—
A contribution to Ailsa’s travel-themed photo challenge, Bountiful. Another contribution is here.
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Vladimir Brezina (RIP)
... kayaked the waters around New York for more than 15 years in his red Feathercraft folding kayak. He was originally from (the former) Czechoslovakia and lived in the U.K. and California before settling down in New York. He was a neuroscientist at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. He died in 2016.Johna Till Johnson
... is a kayaker and technology researcher at Nemertes Research. She's an erstwhile engineer, particle physicist, and science fiction writer. She was born in California and has lived in Italy, Norway, Hawaii, and a few other places. She currently resides in New York City.Recent Comments
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super cool shots – and actually the contrast between the pigeon lady and the sharp dressed man is just fantastic – and I am so glad two of the shots included this man – and actually the third one has part of him – but the two worlds of these subjects adds so much – like her belongings and his book… her hair and his beard – her disheveled feel and his formal attire – both have glasses and both interact with the birds – and both are together – such a humanity shot too –
PS I just kept looking for the tip of your kayak – but I guess you got so close to the water’s edge you were able to capture this without a paddle in view either (just kidding)
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I am really happy you appreciate it! I took many more photos but chose these three to make a little story out of it. We sat there for many minutes and watched them feeding the birds and squirrels… It was quite a performance, in its own little quiet way… very New York! :-)
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that little squirrel just came out of nowhere! what a great set of photos.
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It was quite a zoo! There were pigeons, sparrows, other birds getting fed. Squirrels were scampering all around. Occasionally a rat would scurry through the crowd… :-)
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Great sequence. It tells the story.
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That’s what I was trying to do :-) Thanks!!
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Lovely strip, shades of Mary Poppins (Feed the birds, tuppence a bag). Clever little squirrel, drawing the gentleman into the activity.
Clever Vlad – and no doubt Johna too – giving us this story in pictures.
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It turned out the gentleman wasn’t completely innocent—he had come prepared with a bag of nuts… :-)
Thanks, Pamela!!
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Mary Poppins and Bert grown old together?
Nah. Maybe?
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Why not? They had to retire somewhere…
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there really is a Pigeon Lady”…how wonderful…and the photos were awesome
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There are many Pigeon Ladies (and Squirrel Ladies, and Cat Ladies) everywhere, if you look around…
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Okay, I’m going to be humming Mary Poppins’ “Feed the Birds” all day long, Vlad :)
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:-) Glad to get you humming, Stacy! Thanks for posting.
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I too thought “Mary Poppins” when I saw this. Great post.
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Thanks!!
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what great set of action photos.
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I guess you can be in the thick of the action even when you are just sitting on a park bench… Thanks, Mike! :-)
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I know these two; the man is her son. Unfortunately they do not live in the neighborhood any longer; so the birds are missing their food.
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