Animals in the City – Ruth E. Hendricks Photography

MOTHERPIGEON AT UNION SQUARE

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Meet Tina Piña Trachtenburg, street performance artist and animal advocate.

Laura and I walked down to Union Square to the Holiday Market. It would have been hard to maneuver the popular market on a Saturday afternoon even without the stroller. What a crowd! The weather felt like a warm Spring day.

At the entrance point, we saw this flock of pigeons on the steps and I placed a bill in the open suitcase and asked to photograph the creator of the felt birds. Then I asked if I might blog her photo and she agreed. She directed me to the bright green fact sheet under the donations.

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November 25, 2017November 25, 2017 by Ruth Categories: Animals in the City, People at Work, PhotographyTags: #feedthebirds, #respecturbannature, #streetart, animal advocate, animals in the city, art, handcraft, Motherpigeon, NYC, pigeon, postaday, street art, street performance art, Union Square 16 Comments

A Bold Jumping Spider on a Red Pepper Plant

I’d just walked out of Whole Foods and this huge hairy spider with big green eyes got my attention. There were flats of vegetable plants for sale. My neighbor stopped by my front porch and she was able to identify the type of spider. I actually videoed inadvertently just as it jumped. Hanging by a thread. Says they don’t build webs. Phidippus audax

I noticed how the exact same leaf looks differently as the light and angle change.

May 30, 2017May 30, 2017 by Ruth Categories: Animals in the City, PhotographyTags: Bold jumping spider, nature, phidippus audax, photography, postaday, red pepper plant, spider 6 Comments

Woodpecker in Highland Park Tree Stump

We were walking across the street to the playground and saw two woodpeckers pecking away on this rotting tree stump. One flew away. iPhone shots today.

You can watch the one pecking away in this video .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg6P9UdKswQ

May 28, 2017May 28, 2017 by Ruth Categories: Animals in the City, PhotographyTags: bird, birdwatching, HIghland Park, nature, neighborhood, park, photography, Pittsburgh, plsyground, postaday, tree stump, video, Woodpecker, youtube 17 Comments

Pulled up next to me at the red light

Last week in Columbus, I sat in the passenger seat with Laura at the wheel. Good thing. Brought that trusty phone up to my eye and I can’t really add him to my People at Work series

but perhaps Animals at Work in the city?

Oh hello there!

November 21, 2016November 21, 2016 by Ruth Categories: Animals in the City, PhotographyTags: animals in the city, Columbus Ohio, horse, mounted police, photography, Police horse, postaday, red light, traffic, travel 10 Comments

Bobcat Security

University Place NYC

Sunday September 18th

NYU Mascot and Security

September 28, 2016September 28, 2016 by Ruth Categories: Animals in the City, Cat, PhotographyTags: bobcat, college mascot, college sports, costume, humor, mascot, New York City, New York University, NYU, photography, postaday, security, sidewalk, travel 8 Comments

Street Seen- NYC Sunday

Yes that’s s little dog in the photographer’s bag

September 21, 2016September 21, 2016 by Ruth Categories: Animals in the City, dogs, PhotographyTags: Bleecker Street, dog, fashion, Greenwich Village, iPhone photography, Modeling, NYC, photographer, photography, postaday, street scene, travel 8 Comments

Goose Jam

Freeport Road in Aspinwall. All traffic stopped. No young geese splatted on this busy road today. Goose is such a funny word.

And to make today’s post slightly more interesting check out TheFreeDictionary

goose

1. n. a silly oaf; an oaf. Oh, I’m such a silly goose!

2. tv. to (attempt to) poke something, such as a finger, in someone’s anus. Freddy tried to goose me!

3. n. an attempt to goose someone. (As in sense 2) He tried to give me a goose.

4. tv. to rev up an engine; to press down hard on the accelerator of a car. Why don’t you goose the thing and see how fast it’ll go?

5. n. an act of suddenly pressing down the accelerator of a car. Give it a good goose and see what happens.