A Frequently Asked Question

Thursday, December 29, 2011

This bird, I think it's a hermit thrush but I'm not certain of my id, landed on the walkway in front of me while I was on my Friday, December 16 walk along the San Antonio River:

It was only a few feet in front of me. If I would take a few steps closer to it, it would fly a little further down the walk, but didn't fly off until I lowered the camera and stopped taking its photo. Which brings me to what, by far, has been the question I am most frequently asked since I began this blog: "Do the animals you photograph pose for you the way it appears in the photos?"

All I can say is that from a very young age I have always had the ability to interact with animals in a very personal, direct way. When I was in high school, there was a squirrel that would eat nuts out of my hand. Now there is a grackle that will fly into the yard whenever I walk out the backdoor that will let me come within an arms length to get whatever food I have for it.

So, I think it best to leave it up to you to decide whether or not the animals I photograph are actually posing for my camera.