I Don't Know Why The Caged Bird Sings

More images from the International Centre for Birds of Prey. Again, birds in their enclosures, this time with the mesh featuring as part of the image.

I've gone with colour images for this set, mainly because of the crazy face on the bird in the first image. The second image is probably my favourite though.

Hedwig has his eye on you...

Scoring a Birdie

Some more images from the International Centre for Birds of Prey (ICBP) in Newent. This set shows birds in their enclosures. I definitely intended to hit a melancholy note, but there's no implied criticism of the organisation. They do important work and the birds wouldn't be free if they weren't at this facility.

The images are slightly soft because I was shooting through a fine mesh which formed the front of each enclosure - the shallow depth of field meant that it became invisible once the focal length went beyond a certain point.

Each enclosure had a skylight made of opaque, corrugated plastic, which is the other factor determining the quality of light in these images.

For The Birds

On Fathers' Day, we paid a visit to the International Centre for Birds of Prey in Newent. These are a couple of the images that I made, there are more to come. 

I've also updated the Birds of Prey portfolio page with images featuring birds and their keepers. Enjoy.