Wildlife and trees provide inspiration for my kaleidoscopic images. Tuesday's Truths WK 89

Welcome to the eighty-ninth segment of my Tuesday's Truths series where I will be reminding you how certain wildlife (such as the turtles featured in the mini video atop this entry and in the photos directly below),

provided the inspiration for my kaleidoscopic image, Turtle Pond.

FEATURED IN THE KALEIDOSCOPIC GALLERY ON MY WEBSITE

The turtles in Central Park have always been an inspiration to me. In fact, when I had my first website constructed to showcase my photographic works, I called it Turtle Pond Art because I was coming out of my shell as a photo artist. But soon after I did this, I was discouraged (from keeping that "brand name") by marketers due to their concerns with my name recognition.

Hence, I had a new website built (patriciayoungquist.com) by the talented Chris Deatherage, who is also the formatter of the hardcover versions of my Words In Our Beak book series.

VOLUMES 1+2

In any event, less than two weeks ago, here on Blogger, I informed readers that my photograph, Turtle Pond, is now able to be printed on an array of surfaces for wall art (thanks to Fine Art America AKA FAA) and they can also print my images on fabric.

FAA is also able to render another one of my kaleidoscopic images, Trees From My Balcony (seen below),

FEATURED IN THE KALEIDOSCOPIC GALLERY ON MY WEBSITE

in the same formats (http://bit.ly/2nAsEKg and http://bit.ly/2w4Doo4).

This particular image is based on a tree variety (known as  Ailanthus Trees) that grow in my courtyard. Sometimes an Ailanthus tree is referred to as The Tree of Heaven, for reasons unapparent to yours truly, which is a fact that I've owned up to in at least one other entry here on Blogger.

I'm learning to appreciate the Ailanthus trees in my courtyard because it's from within their branches that a number of wildbirds have discovered my rooftop garden including Cam (the prolific Cardinal),

CAM, THE NARRATOR OF "WORDS IN OUR BEAK"

members of the Blue Jay family,

BLUE JAYS ARE FEATURED IN "WORDS IN OUR BEAK"

a lone Downy Woodpecker;

DOWNY WOODPECKERS HAVE A STORY IN VOLUME 3

and, Wilson — a Rose-Breasted Grosbeak.

ANOTHER ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK HAS A STORY IN VOLUME 3

Mourning Doves like to use the branches of Ailanthus trees for hanky panky,

MOURNING DOVES HAVE A STORY IN VOLUME ONE

while very young American Robins use these branches to practice preening,

ROBINS ARE FEATURED IN VOLUME THREE

and Common Grackles hold family reunions there.

COMMON GRACKLES HAVE A STORY IN VOLUME 3

Unfortunately, for the avian community of songbirds) a Red-Tailed Hawk also perches in the arms of Ailanthus trees. while looking to scoop up and devour the little songsters!

A RED-TAILED HAWK IS FEATURED IN VOLUME THREE

Be that as it may, these Ailanthus trees have played a vital role in the lives of all the wild birds who visit my place (only a fraction of them are represented in this blog entry), and this will be discussed in volume three of my Words In Our Beak book series, which will hopefully be released this fall.

FALL 2018 ADDENDUM: 

Hardcover versions of Volume One, Two and Three can be found wherever books are sold.

MY BOOK SERIES

Please click here to go to my blog post that provides details as to where you can get these books. Additionally, I have rendered some images from these books into other formats and they are available via Fine Art America (FAA). Some of my other photographs (Black & White Collection, Kaleidoscopic Images and the famous Mandarin duck who visited NYC) can also be found on my FAA pages.