Feed the Birds! by northy

Feed the Birds!

This lovely lady comes weekly to feed the pigeons behind the Eaton Centre... she feeds them some kind of grain - she brings bread too, but they don't like it as much... These pigeons clearly trust her! Not only do they flock around her and eat happily out of her hand, they weren't in the least bit concerned when I approached to take pictures... (Although I didn't get her name, I did ask if it was ok to take pictures and to post them on the internet, and she said yes - does she count as a "stranger"?)

I'm afraid I'm behind in commenting again... I've been stumbling thru the last few days with a nasty headache... thank you for all your lovely comments on my photos from a couple days ago... I still have to edit yesterday's shots which were taken in RAW... I ended up ditching my first attempt at getting one ready to post because I felt I'd kind of gone overboard with processing and I need to go back at it again...

i took today's shots "cooked" in an effort to simplify my life :)
I want say this is really sweet (love her expression) but I can't abide pigeons. :)
Yes I think she counts as a stranger.
August 10th, 2012  
@humphreyhippo i know... i kind of shudder at those pigeons on her hands... but she was such a sweet lovely lady... she told me about visiting family in Arizona who fed ducks and how this gave her the idea to come out and feed the pigoens :)
August 10th, 2012  
Nice capture of her joy!
August 10th, 2012  
@humphreyhippo quite agree about the pigeons, they rank up there with spiders in my book!
August 10th, 2012  
Impressive stranger portrait!
Pretty sure that headaches come from using color bwahaha XD
August 10th, 2012  
Sweet stranger capture. I love your title, too, and am now singing the song:)!
August 10th, 2012  
they both look so sweet
August 10th, 2012  
ewww......pigeons kind of scare me, but this lady obviously loves them! she has such a nice smile and i like that you caught her looking at the bird. well done. i've been doing RAW too. i feel like the color and definition is way better in RAW.
August 10th, 2012  
She looks so happy. Nice capture.
August 10th, 2012  
A sweet and gentle image. I hope she gives her hands a thorough scrubbing when she gets home.
August 10th, 2012  
P.S. Is it opposite day and no one told me? You and @beachradish have got me flummoxed with your "new" styles. :)
August 10th, 2012  
@ladyjane ba haa ahaaaa! not sure what beach is up to... me - i just like to keep everyone off-kilter ;p
August 10th, 2012  
Awesome portrait
August 10th, 2012  
Great capture : )
August 10th, 2012  
Love this portrait. And of course she is a stranger.
August 10th, 2012  
awww she looks so kind!!
August 10th, 2012  
sorry you're feeling rough - and the composition and capture here is wonderful, but I'm afraid I'm with Jani and @beachradish on Salmonella - ugh
August 10th, 2012  
such a wonderful capture!
August 10th, 2012  
She clearly enjoys the company of the birds. Lovely expression on her face, and a lovely capture!
August 10th, 2012  
Lovely capture!
August 10th, 2012  
Fantastic shot! Its hard to keep up sometimes, I've been pretty bad for the past week!
August 10th, 2012  
A very precious moment captured
August 10th, 2012  
Look how much joy is in her face! :)
August 10th, 2012  
She has such a beautiful smile beautifully captured xx
August 10th, 2012  
Wow! Neat story. I love how simple things bring so much happiness. She looks like she is truly enjoying life.
August 10th, 2012  
A very nice capture,
August 10th, 2012  
How sweet of her!
August 10th, 2012  
Really nice capture, hope your head feels better soon...I need to start in RAW too.....
August 10th, 2012  
How gorgeous. Lovely shot. Nice to see the colour too. She looks kind and gentle.
August 11th, 2012  
Very nice capture - hope you are feeling better
August 12th, 2012  
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