ArtView February 2016 | Page 50

Taking Care (2009) Male Royal Spoonbill, South Australia The best time to stalk a bird is while it is preening, they seem to go into a ‘now-state’ when taking care of their plumage and can seem to be quite oblivious to their surrounds. When I look at this image it reminds me to take a little time for me, a pastime we humans do often overlook.