A dead seabird tangled in a balloon string.
A dead seabird tangled in a balloon string.

Dead seabird tangled in balloon ribbon

Technical Details

  • Camera: Canon PowerShot SD700 IS
  • Taken: July 16, 2012
  • Focal length: 5mm
  • Aperture: f/2
  • Exposure: 1/400 second

2 comments

  1. After just returning from Turks & Caicos and coming home to see a plethora of latex balloons in our own community (yes with these strings), I am hoping to educate more residents in our city. As a Senior Fellow of International League of Conservation Photographers and a marine/wildlife photographer, I have seen my share of dead birds and marinelife. In T&C, I photographed an osprey nest dripping with more plastic than plant material. Finding an image showing the impact and including the ties, is difficult. But this one is a perfect shot. May I get permission to utilize this photo as one of the many examples of balloon, whether mylar or latex, in my campaign?

  2. Sorry for the delay in our reply Michele. I think it would be okay to use this photo. Thanks for your work as a conservation photographer! Would you be willing to share one or two of your photos of the osprey nest with plastic from T&C? If yes, please send to Lisa.Sorenson@BirdsCaribbean.org. Thank you! Also, you may be interested to sign up for our mailing list to receive our monthly newsletter, chock full of news and information on Caribbean birds and conservation. Here’s the link to sign up: https://4agc.com/donation_pages/9d3aefcd-3749-41eb-9c03-87e1846bec4c

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