"It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living."

( SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH )

I'm not a birder, but learned to love photographing birds here in my home state of New Jersey. Walking with birders helped me get started. And I quickly learned that while photographing bald eagles or just walking in the woods I would see lots of birds all around me, many with colors and patterns making them appear almost painted.