A Watchful Stillness

About this piece

A pale-crowned bird stands on a rising branch, its head turned to the right against a softly blurred background. In black and white, light distinguishes fine feathers from deeply furrowed bark, while the branching diagonals frame the bird’s upright, watchful presence.

The story

The year is only days old, and the bird holds its place among the branches. Light rests on its pale crown and catches the ridges of the bark beneath its feet. Around it, slender twigs cross the open gray background like unfinished lines. Its bill points beyond the frame, toward something the photograph leaves unseen.