London Birds

A few photos of some birds in London this year

 

A Harris Hawk.  I was lucky enough to get close to this american bird resting on it's hawker's arm (I presume he is is not a falconer, as this is not a falcon) after it had finished chasing off the pigeons around Euston Station.

Urban Canada Geese on the wing above Hammersmith



 

Winter plumage Black Headed Gull having a stretch

London - Christmas in the City

A quick lunchtime walk in the City - Just before Christmas

 

Reflections on the Gherkin

A young boy shows an interest in a giant shiny Christmas Bauble.....



 

.....made of shiny metal objects

 

Wishing you all Seasons Greetings



 

This is as close to a 'selfie' that I will take.

London - A Startled Mystical Beast on a Street

Walking along a London pavement I nearly stood on a circular stain which, startled by my foot,  jumped out of my way to reveal that it was alive.

Seriously though, this stain on the pavement caught my eye. Very abstract, as if an artist had created it by throwing paint. A horse, or a mystical beast? Could have been sold for quite a lot of money judging by the abstract paintings in the various galleries in nearby Fitzrovia.  I went back a week later to do it more justice, but the rain had washed it away...

 

...or perhaps it was alive?

London - Colourful Streetlife

After a lot of black & white recently, I thought I would brighten things up with a few more colourful shots taken in the summer.

 

Still some monochrome, but....

 

....here we have some bright red dresses (I just wished I had seen the shot a few moments earlier, so the red dresses were more in the line of the eyes of the poster girl)

 

A wall painting on the gable wall of a house (with poor graffiti)