Teri Tynes is an experienced writer, editor, and web content strategist with a background in print and digital publishing, the arts, and nonprofit communications.
I began taking photos of the local birds of Northern Manhattan nearly ten years ago shortly after I moved to the neighborhood. When the pandemic shut down the city in March 2020, I fled to Inwood Hill Park to spend time with the birds and photograph them. This website reflects some of the many images I capture on my rambles.
As a basic personality trait, I have always enjoyed making things and sharing them – words, photographs, drawings, and websites.
This is not my first personal website. After I moved to New York in 2006, I wandered all over the city, making sketches and exploring new places. An artist friend suggested I put these rambles on the Internet, and I followed their advice. I decided to call my blog Walking Off the Big Apple.
Walking Off the Big Apple enjoyed a successful run, especially in its early years. The website earned the attention of the Webby Awards, with Honorable Mention awards in the category of Personal Website for two years.
Photography is central to this visual journal. My camera is a well-worn Nikon CoolPix B700. Read more about my approach to photography.
In addition to photos, drawing and painting birds has enhanced my understanding of individual species.
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About the Logo
The logo for Birds of Inwood is a Great Egret. I made this simple pencil drawing in one of my sketchbooks. The egret has come to symbolize the hope and renewal of birds in the area. A Great Egret is a familiar sight for those visiting the Salt Marsh in Inwood Hill Park from spring through fall and is frequently highlighted on these pages.
“‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers” —
Like the poet Emily Dickinson who spent her life close to home, I draw inspiration from walking in the local woods. Inwood is my Amherst. I like to think of the bird images as poems. The bird themselves are wonderful creatures to behold.
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