Duncan the Potcake Dog

Mark — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:40:26 +0000

Until last weekend I’d never heard of a Bahamian Potcake dog. Potcakes are street dogs from the Caribbean islands so-named because their primary meals come from the food caked at the base of the pots and pans of local residents. Now not only have I met one in the flesh but I’m a fan. Duncan, who came over for a My Mutt poster photo session is even the star of a book (Bahamian Potcake: A Dog’s Perspective) his mom wrote about him. Please weigh in on which shot you like most for the poster,

Duncan

Duncan and his I'm-feeling-serious look

I'd like to thank the Academy...

Are we about done here?

What did you say?

Duncan's World

Soda Pops!

Mark — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 04:22:31 +0000

I photographed my first Moluccan Cockatoo last weekend — a beautiful bird named Soda who shares a home with two shih tzus and three cats (all is peaceful, no worries). Soda also happens to be an Animal Assisted Therapy bird with the San Francisco SPCA’s AAT program so this will not be the last time you see her gracing this blog — the plan is to see her in AAT action soon. Soda is salmon colored but her hue shifts pretty radically depending on the light quality — sometimes she’s a warm white, other times pink, sometimes even orange. However, when she really gets going and raises her crest, thats when the chromatic fireworks start.

Stay tuned for future posts on the rest of Soda’s menagerie but, for now, this post is hers and hers alone. Soda, you’re a star…

Soda the moluccan cockatoo

Soda checks out the camera

Soda Head On

Soda and Mom

Look at that crest!

Look into my eye

Pomade anyone?

All she needs is an entourage

With Dad

Can I get back to you?...things are a little up in the air

You bring out the orange in the yard

Soda and Her Mom

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Duncan the Potcake Dog

Soda Pops!