ocd ornithology

COUNTING BIRDS: OCD ORNITHOLOGY  I’ve always counted birds–on a wire, in flight or swimming in the water. In 2004 I began photographing birds on the LA River–printed the images and counted them. The project evolved into a desktop installation for a one person show in 2018. 

UPDATE–CITIZEN SCIENCE  In 2019 there was a massive die-off of ducks, geese and other water birds on the LA River from avian botulism. Counting Birds: OCD Ornithology became a document of the abundant bird life on the LA River prior to that catastrophic event. 

© Pamela Burgess 2024