animals in the city – Ruth E. Hendricks Photography

Urban Fawn Spent the Day in the Weeds

My friend reassured me the mother would return, that they leave them in a safe place. I’m hoping that reunion occurred in the night. It was certainly a surprise to find the little fawn looking at me when I went out to get in the car to go to the post office. The fawn spent the day in my backyard, under the apple tree, hidden in some tall weeds. My next door neighbor had helped me plant some heirloom tomato plants and went with me to the very back yard and confirmed it was still lying there. I was concerned it was abandoned but when I called the city help line they said non-threatening wildlife is left to nature. Leave it alone. So I did.

June 13, 2020 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: animals in the city, backyard, deer, garden, nature, neighborhood, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, weeds, wildlife 13 Comments

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

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

Groundhog in City Traffic

Below Polish Hill, turning onto Liberty Ave into the Strip District. Here is what I saw.

He got out from under the cars as we were all stopped at the red light.

Instead of crossing the road, he kept walking back under the cars.

Good thing I had my camera on the front seat.

Good thing he didn’t get squished. I felt sorry for the groundhog.

Too much concrete to burrow in.

(And my car windows need a wash)

Just a snippet. I saw movement.

Coming under the cars. Oh no.

Go the other way. He did eventually.

I felt badly for the groundhog but at least he finally made it to the side before the light turned green. But what then?

August 31, 2014 by Ruth Categories: Animals in the City, PhotographyTags: animals in the city, groundhog, Liberty Ave, neighborhood, photography, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Photography, Polish Hill, traffic 14 Comments

The Stripes Looked Brown to Me

I never saw a zebra this close before. A relative to the horse and donkey. Love that mane!

These photos were taken last Friday at the Food Revolution Day, Pittsburgh.

Zebra foals are supposed to be brown and cream at birth according to what I could google. Depends on the breed.

The hair might be brown but the skin is black underneath?

This one didn’t look that young to me.

But I was so surprised to see the brown color in the light.

The petting zoo goat tries the grass on the zebra’s side of the fence.

Looked brown to me

Thinking about petting the zebra

Reaching to pet the zebra

Almost

There! Petting the zebra.

Lots of lines and patterns with zebra stripes and chain link fence. On my way home…..

May 20, 2014 by Ruth Categories: Animals in the City, PhotographyTags: animals, animals in the city, camouflage, Food Revolution Day Pittsburgh, goat, petting zoo, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, zebra, zebra stripes 13 Comments

Distant View Through a Chain Link Fence- Close, Closer and Closest

Drove by and it was a blur through the chain link fence.

(Don’t worry, Steve was driving. I was the passenger.)

What do you think these are?

Guess no one flew South. Read that the Canada Goose is now a year round creature of urban environments. And the plural is Canada Geese- not Canadian Geese. You probably already knew that, Mary Lynn!

February 16, 2012February 15, 2012 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: animals in the city, Canada Geese, photography, Pittsburgh PA, snow, wildlife, winter 11 Comments

How Many Deer Do You See?

Three is the answer.

Steve says he is glad he is not a deer. These are woods IN the city.

February 13, 2012February 13, 2012 by Ruth Categories: Animals in the City, Pittsburgh PhotosTags: animals in the city, available light, city scene, deer, nature, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, wildlife, winter scene, woods 13 Comments

What I Saw Out the Window at School

The cropped version and the original. You get a better feel for the place in the second, original, full size.

WILD turkeys but they seem fairly domesticated and brave ( or not too bright?). There are a lot of them in the area (remember my first day of school post with the family of turkeys on the sidewalk.)

Urban turkeys.

September 9, 2011September 8, 2011 by Ruth Categories: Animals in the CityTags: 24-70mm lens, animals in the city, bird watching, Canon 5D, digital photography, fowl, photography, postaday2011, school, turkey, wild turkeys 11 Comments

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Urban Fawn Spent the Day in the Weeds

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MOTHERPIGEON AT UNION SQUARE

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Distant View Through a Chain Link Fence- Close, Closer and Closest

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What I Saw Out the Window at School

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