A short walk along Route 9 in Dobbs Ferry – Bird in a bush

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I’d like to take pictures of birds, but so far I’ve been unsuccessful. It’s not that I don’t have the right gear. I’ve invested in gear for this particular purpose. It’s that I have difficulty finding birds. I know that this is my problem rather than a problem with equipment. I can’t get up in the early hours of the morning when the birds are the most active. I don’t have the patience to wait around until the birds appear. I knew this when I bought the gear, but decided to give it a try anyway. Maybe I should just give up and sell the equipment I purchased, but I’m not willing to give up yet.

So whenever I see a bird I take a picture of it even if, as in this case I didn’t have any of my fancy bird photography equipment with me. It’s not a great picture: busy background, heavily cropped etc., but it is at least a bird that isn’t a Canada Goose or a Mallard (the birds I see most often).

Taken with a Fuji X-E3 and Fuji XC 16-50mm f3.5-5.6 OSS II

A short walk along Route 9 in Dobbs Ferry – Greenburgh Hebrew Center

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“Located at 515 Broadway Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522, Greenburgh Hebrew Center was founded in 1947, (Herald Statesman January 30, 1947 p.14), but did not arrive at its current location until 1949 (Dobbs Ferry Register April 29 1949 p. 1). In between these two major developments, something else important occurred. Today Greenburgh Hebrew Center has a Nursery School and a Hebrew School, it was in 1948 that the Hebrew School was established (Greenburgh Hebrew Center- The First Twenty Five Years) under the auspices of Greenburgh Hebrew Center President, Arthur L. Davis and that year’s board of trustees (Personal Communication from Alan Kravitz). The Nursery School was started in 1952 under the auspices of Greenburgh Hebrew Center President, Jack Marrus and that year’s board of trustees (Personal Communication from Alan Kravitz). That same year, The Men’s Club was established (Personal Communication from Alan Kravitz).In 1954, more Jewish people started to move to town. Therefore in 1956 the building was renovated and expanded (Kenter 1997). However, soon it became clear that this building was insufficient, and must be torn down. Then in 1959 a new building, the current one, was constructed at the current location (Herald Statesman April. 20, 1959 p. 25).” (Many faiths, 1 people: The Power of Religious Institutions In Greenburgh- Mount Carmel Church & Greenburgh Hebrew Center. By Riley Wentzler & Felicia Barber)

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Taken with a Fuji X-E3 and Fuji XC 16-50mm f3.5-5.6 OSS II