Feral Rock Dove

This is a photograph of a Feral Rock Dove taken this past May.  The more common name given to this particular species of dove is "pigeon."  They are not very well liked among city residents as their flocks can become a nuisance in public marketplaces or squares, scavenging for food and leaving droppings on the ground and on statues.

Characteristics of many Rock Doves do not vary very much.  For example, most have purple and green colored feathers on their neck.  My favorite feature of this photograph is the beady orange eye.

Salem Seagull

Wait, let me guess!  You are saying "He's back and he's talking about birds again?  WTF!"  I don't blame you but I did say that airplanes and birds were my favorite subject matter when it comes to my photography.  And it turns out that the latest subject is rather photogenic if you ask me.

Now one thing I like to do with my blog post (as you have noticed) is to inform as well as report as I do not want to get stuck in a reporting mode when it comes to photography.  I want all as visitors to be able to learn something when they/you read my posts;  something that you might not have known beforehand. 

One thing I notice (which is not uncommon at all) is that many just refer these birds as "seagulls."  It is a very general and broad term of which I have no problem or will ever have a problem with (as I do call them "seagulls" in company).  However, this specific type of "seagull" is called a Ring-billed Gull.  If you take a close look, you can see that this bird's bill (beak) has what looks like a black ring around the tip, hence its name.  I was very glad to be able to capture one of these as I do not see very many from my normal spotting areas.  I did get very lucky today as I took a drive up to Salem, MA on the north shore which yeilded me some fantastic opportunities to get close up to these creatures.  There are a couple more photos to come from this shoot.  Please stay tuned, and please check out the new website http://www.maxmatteraphotography.com/.

New Website Up and Running!

Hello everyone. Please sustain from firing blunt objects in my direction as I know I have not posted since June. Reason being is that I have been working on a website to be able to sell my protographs as prints. The URL is www.maxmatteraphotography.com.

This is a project that I have wanted to start for a long time and now finally, it seems as though it has become a reality. The prints that will be offered for sale at this new URL are ones I consider to be my best work, the highest quality of my collection. Right now, I only have six (6) photos up for sale, but more will definitely be on the way. Check the site for frequent updates and new additions.

Please! Don't write this blog off! Keep following. Keep coming back. I will still be making posts on here similar to those that I have written before. Both sites will be updated very often (yes, I really do mean it this time). Links from my new URL to this blog will be up shortly. I am very excited about all of this and hope you enjoy.

--Max