The Lure of Fishing

I photographed this Tufted Titmouse recently at the Harlem Meer. He was quite interested in this fishing lure that had gotten stuck in the underbrush of the island. There are four lures stuck in the trees of the island at this writing.

Three years ago I photographed a Great Blue Heron with a lure stuck in his wing with the trailing monofilament wrapped around his legs. The monofilament was stopping circulation and the bird was in bad shape. After numerous appeals to the NYC Parks Dept., the creation of a special Web page that documented the bird's plight, and the enlistment of David Burg of WildMetro, the bird was finally captured and the lure and monofilament removed.

Info about the Great Blue Heron can be found on my old Web site at: http://www.calvorn.com/heron.htm

A larger photo of the Titmouse can be seen at: http://www.calvorn.com/gallery/photo.php?photo=6010