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The birdman & the squirrel
© gerard sexton
Talking to this man Ron after taking this shot (I know him from my frequent visits to this London park) he explained he was hand feeding a Pigeon with a deformed beak as he has done now for everyday since he first noticed it two weeks ago. The squirrel was a bonus!
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Drew Hopper 2 years ago
Excellent candid shot, very natural and well executed.
gerard sexton  Thank you Drew appreciate your feedback.
Ellen van Deelen 2 years ago
How beautiful!
gerard sexton  Thank you Ellen it is a beautiful tender moment with a little humour from the inquisitive squirrel. Thank you for visiting & passing comment.
srimallya 2 years ago
luv d mood
gerard sexton  Thank you.
Aziz Abbasi 2 years ago
So beautiful, ..
gerard sexton  Aziz I really appreciate your feedback. Thank you.
Great shot
gerard sexton  Thank you Frederick I am happy that you think so.
Mirela Momanu 2 years ago
I just once visited London, but I felt inlove with this park! happy to see it here, with its lovely details, in your photo...feels like yesterday to me:) Congratulations!
gerard sexton  ...it is amongst my favourite places in London so full of character & nature I see it in all its seasons & it is such a source of inspiration for me. If you look today you will see one of its famous inhabitants on the front page. Thank you for stopping by a sharing these words with me I am delighted I have brought you back the memory! Have a nice day.
Mirela Momanu 2 years ago
I just once visited London, but I felt inlove with this park! happy to see it here, with its lovely details, in your photo...feels like yesterday to me:) Congratulations!
Thomas Holtkoetter 2 years ago
One of the shots showing why I love photography - an excellent capture, Gerald !
gerard sexton  Thank you Thomas yes my sentiments exactly capturing moments like this is special & encourage me even more to get out there to show others a little part of my world through my lenses as do your words. Thank you for stopping by & telling me this & good luck by the way with your book Andre told me the stories of his weekend in Aachen I am just sorry that I too could not have been there to participate.
Shafagh Kalhor 2 years ago
love it
bravo
gerard sexton  Thank you Shafagh.
Monica 2 years ago
Great picture!
I like it.
gerard sexton  Monica I am glad that you think so. Thank you for stopping by & leaving these words.
:-)
gerard sexton  :-);) Thanks
Vlad Dumitrescu 2 years ago
Congrats Gerard, for a beautiful image!
Great moment!
:o)
gerard sexton  Thanks Vlad really glad you like it it means a lot to me.
isahilo 2 years ago
gran momento
gerard sexton  Isahilo thank you for the kind words.
Mal Smart 2 years ago
Vermin and a thief fingering your pocket, nothing changes in old London town. mal
gerard sexton  Cheers Mal looking forward to Saturday morning. Have you arranged a place to stay?
jalili 2 years ago
Amazing shot moment and a good B/W .
Regards ................
gerard sexton  Jalili thanks for the compliment.
jalili  My regards ...............
Chris Dixon 2 years ago
Gerard,

great shot...and with a nice new lens by the looks of things

Cheers Chris
gerard sexton  Yes a new toy but more a new beast its that big & heavy but it is a dream lens that is slowly becoming my left arm! But I see you splashed out as well hope you are having fun using your new stuff looking forward to seeing some of the output of the front page. Glad you like this shot. Have a good week.
Roohollah Mahmoudi 2 years ago
great ... very lovely ...
gerard sexton  Thank you Roohollah.
Marei 2 years ago
This is great Gerard. Wonderful mood. Perfect!!!
gerard sexton  Marei really appreciate it that you took the time to leave such a comment.
Faddoush 2 years ago
wonderful!
gerard sexton  Faddoush thank you so much.
Martina Salov 2 years ago
That squirrel is the cutest bonus on a photo ever :)
gerard sexton  Yes it was but no sooner he appeared than he disappeared probably jealous of the attention the pigeon was getting.
Peter Petzold 2 years ago
fabulous , wonderful Atmosphere, compliment !
gerard sexton  Thank you Peter nice of you to stop by & leave such a compliment.
Razorbelly 2 years ago
It's all been said. Congrats. Awesome.
gerard sexton  Thank you I am grateful that you visited & appreciate my work.
Andre du Plessis 2 years ago
The compassion of Ron, the squirrel peeking over, a bird in mid-flight, some ducks behind the fence, the expectant pigeons a boy and brigde to form the backdrop - so much to look out for here. Really enjoyable photo Gerry!
gerard sexton  Andre my friend this little cameos are so precious I was so happy to have been able to capture this & as you contain within the same frame so many elements that combined make this a magic moment. Good to see you on Friday too I didn't get home until 3:30! I will tell another time!
Wonderful moment captured in a typical street photo.
gerard sexton  Thank you Jorge.
MMarie 2 years ago
Lovely, so lovely.
gerard sexton  Thank you so much MMarie.
Eitan Vaxman 2 years ago
A perfect street shoot.
gerard sexton  I am glad you think so Eitan.
Giorgio Lorcet 2 years ago
:) really beautiful
gerard sexton  Giorgio I am so happy you think so.
WK Chew 2 years ago
Lovely shot
gerard sexton  WK thank you.
Ulrik Hasemann 2 years ago
A wonderful photo!
gerard sexton  Thank you so much Ulrik.
Chongky 2 years ago
Well captured!
gerard sexton  Thank you for stopping by & leaving a comment.
Mandy Schoch 2 years ago
So funny.... we've all been searching for the squirrel :)
This is a wonderful, endearing portrait of a gentle soul in his everyday world. To be honest, I envy him.
So glad you've captured this moment, Gerry. It's a touching image, and apparent that it was created out of respect by a caring observer. Beautiful.

Mandy
gerard sexton  Yes it certainly isn't in your face! but these little animals abound in the park. There are people who come here & sell bags of roasted peanuts just to feed them; they get so many they spirit them away in little hiding places to get for later more lean times. Often I have found squirrels crawling up my legs looking for hand outs! This man is so mild nature & caring If I see him I will always pass the time of day with him. It was a special moment thank for seeing it too.
Well, it took me a while to see the squirrel and now I see. Great.
gerard sexton  Thank you Angela & thank you for helping Wings to look again.
Wings 2 years ago
Bird man yes but no squirrel I love it.
gerard sexton  Thanks Devon sometimes an image needs to be pondered just a little bit longer!
Angela Bacon-Kidwell  Yes, look at the mans behind. ;)
Wings  On second look Yes!!!! it is a. There is a Squirrel at the Ma's rear end looking for a "NUT" :))))))) Please note being that I am a guy I don't look that hard at hmmmmm errr that. hahahah this is a true Dr Zoo and the animals are all talking to him or he's talking to them. Hmmmmm Tea please if yo may. Again great shot. Oh so where's the cat? In the Hat I presume. Its a nice street moment and I d like walk bye's , it add a different dimension to street mugs with eyes. Here there is a story to capture to share with universal qualities. Thank's to Kidwell I might have been the blind man looking.
Geir Danielsen 2 years ago
well done!
gerard sexton  Thank you Geir appreciate you stopping by.
gerard sexton 2 years ago
Cheers Bob hope you are well?
Bob Patefield 2 years ago
Cheeky looking squirrel. Great shot G.
gerard sexton  See above.
Zaharia Dumitru 2 years ago
Wonderful catch,excellent!
gerard sexton  Zaharia thank you so much.
Stephen Edds 2 years ago
hehe...took me ages to find the squirrel ! Cool shot :))
gerard sexton  Me too! Thanks Stephen lets hope we get to meet on Friday!
Jeroen Oosterhof 2 years ago
I always enjoy seeing people with a warm heart for nature.
To me, your side note gives extra meaning to the image.
I also like the dof here...
It's a beautiful photo Gerard.
gerard sexton  Thank Jeroen photography has open the way for me to meet so many people both practitioners & ordinary passers by some lead to long terms friendships others just acquaintances but nonetheless rewarding. The pidgeons & the grey squirrels are much maligned here as pests but this guy has an affiliation with them that is admirable to see. Thanks for passing comment.
limawhisky 2 years ago
yeah... the squirrel and flying bird made this photo more complete to tell the story! looks like they are waiting their turn to go to his hand...
all the best Gerard!
Unggul
gerard sexton  Unggul you are so right & yes with some luck these images are there I also liked the way the other birds are queuing for their turn! Thank you for stopping by to comment.
moses stell 2 years ago
wonderful captured!
gerard sexton  Thank you Moses.
Ben Goossens 2 years ago
It's a "scoop"... congrats, Gerard:-)
gerard sexton  Thanks Ben yes in a way it is its little moments like this that so appeal to me & the squirrel well it is the lucky bit. This guy will be so happy when he sees this image of him.
Mina 2 years ago
wow... above from watching the true photographer in this photo, I do see "The Lucky man" as well behind the seen. very good. I'll save this and put it as my desktop background :-)
gerard sexton  Mina so right though consider this; we make our own luck! I know this park so well & there is always something to photograph though it does not always come as good as this! Thank you once again for stopping by & leaving your feedback it is really appreciated.
Mina  Sure Gerard. I guess, I have expressed my excitement about this photo before. and objectively you're so very much right about the luck issues. though hey I call it luck when it comes to having the oportunity to be there......... I call it a good photographer he has the opprtunity to shoot this, specially this way .

Codrin Lupei 2 years ago
:) I love this image, really a wonderful catch! Excellent, perfectly done Gerard!
gerard sexton  Thank you Codrin I do too its so nice to see this guy he has such a warm nature & the fact he shows concern for one pigeon (there are thousands in London) is a measure of his compassion towards the wildlife here.
Phyllis Clarke 2 years ago
Gerard the squirrel is totally amazing. Here many squirrels can have rabies and no one would get that close ..also they would not come that close..Is that a red squirrel..? Great shot! Phyllis
gerard sexton  Hey Phyllis thanks for stopping by. The grey squirrels in St James & other London parks are used to people & this guy is one of quite a few men & women who come to the park armed with nuts & bread to feed the wildlife. Most are retired & elderly & each is a character. I know most of them from my regular visits to this little park. I have known occasions when walking through the park when squirrels are crawling up my legs expecting a meal! The park is great at this time of year just coming to life again after the dormant winter.
Edmondo 2 years ago
EXCELLENT Gerard,compliments
gerard sexton  Hi Edmund thanks for the feedback compliments too.
Patricia 2 years ago
I like it! :)
gerard sexton  Glad you do Patricia.
Cheron 2 years ago
Great shot, Gerard !
gerard sexton  Thank you Cheron.
Ricky Siegers 2 years ago
Another excellent picture Gerard.
gerard sexton  Thanks Ricky luck plays a big part.
Colmar Wocke 2 years ago
gerard,

Lovely composition with the fence leading the eye also to the little boy.

Congratulations.

Colmar
gerard sexton  Thank you Colmar I can now walk around London without feeling conspicuous with my big lens & though hardly ideal for street it has its uses as this shows. I would have preferred that the bird in his had was showing its face & got that 3 frames later but by then the squirrel had gone!
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