For decades , the metropolis of Tokyo has been waging a losing battle against winged invasion. Crows , cormorants , owls as well as birds of other species bring invaded the metropolis inwards tens of thousands. They nest inwards utility poles as well as effort blackouts , steal hangers to construct nests , dive-bomb on citizens , poop as well as peck. It’s an eerie reminiscent of the Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller The Birds where a pocket-size town gets victimized yesteryear a flock of birds.
Ornithologists blame the decrease inwards forests as well as breeding areas due to progressive urban evolution , causing the birds to deed into human populated areas. Besides , at that topographic point are tons of fresh garbage to swallow from as well as lot of sheltered places inwards the metropolis to heighten families.
When Japanese lensman Yoshinori Mizutani moved to Tokyo for academy , he was surprised yesteryear the massive publish of birds inwards the city. Since hence , Mizutani has been trying to highlight the lawsuit of invasive birds inwards cities , as well as through his photography , present how the urban landscape has been made surreal yesteryear their presence.
City Crows Build Nests Out of Coat Hangers
Photo credit: Yoshinori Mizutani
Photo credit: Yoshinori Mizutani
Photo credit: Yoshinori Mizutani
Photo credit: Yoshinori Mizutani
Photo credit: Yoshinori Mizutani
Photo credit: Yoshinori Mizutani
Photo credit: Yoshinori Mizutani
Photo credit: Yoshinori Mizutani
Photo credit: Yoshinori Mizutani
Photo credit: Yoshinori Mizutani
Photo credit: Yoshinori Mizutani
Photo credit: Yoshinori Mizutani
Photo credit: Yoshinori Mizutani
Photo credit: Yoshinori Mizutani
via The Guardian