Bird Whisperer

By PhotoPineda on February 14, 2012

One of the many positive things about street photography is you never know who you will run into. The picture above was taken on a ctrain ride in the city taken a little bit before the golden hour (magic hour)

  He took a seat across from me. I instantly notice a small little bird on his shoulder. He then moved on to show me tricks with his bird. The bird would follow him like a dog following his master. He told me that the bird is half hypnotized and that It took two days to get him trained. I then asked if I could take a photo of him. He smiled and said “Yes“ with a command from him the bird went right up to his shoulder.

I will remember my weird encounter I had  on the C-train that day. A man bright and full of life just like his bird. two sides of the same coin. If there is one lesson I learned that day is to always bring your camera you never know who you might meet or see.