Original Photographs & Poem in Praise of Marvelous Nature

I’ve taken many pictures of birds, in different parts of the world. Below, are some of my favorites, along with a meditative poem in praise of communing with Nature... There is a kind of mysticism to inhabiting the moment & feeling connected to all things 🙏🏽✨

This surreal series, of pink flamingos, was taken at the beach in Paracas, Peru —where I was lucky to spend two months. I gasped at my good fortune, one morning, to witness these dream creatures surrounded by seagulls, resting on wooden posts.

There were nearly a dozen of these fantastic pink works of living art, doing a funny shuffle in the water with their slender, toothpick-like legs as they bobbed their heads in and out of the water.

So long as I did not move too fast, these elegant winged beings allowed me get close enough to take the pictures you see. Ah, the indescribable grace of being granted the trust of a wild creature …