Why Does the Caged Bird Sing? by nelsone
Open full image in new tab Members remain the original copyright holder in all their materials here at Renderosity. Use of any of their material inconsistent with the terms and conditions set forth is prohibited and is considered an infringement of the copyrights of the respective holders unless specially stated otherwise.
Description
Another image from a couple months ago on the outskirts of Beijing. The locals capture the wild songbirds and sell them to the tourists.
I almost - almost - paid the guy for it, just so I could open the cage and free it. Do you find this sight as heartbreaking as I do?
I couldn't decide which image to post, so I used one for the thumb and the other for the fullsize.
Comments (3)
_Bee
..because he is happy no matter what:-)
lemonjim
I agree, it's terrible to imprison anything, except in one case: it might temporarily be beneficial - in the presence of a cat or predator. Guess that would be more volitional at best - "free predator protection as long as you want to stay". Sadly, it's probably a prison song in this case. Still I like the photo!
nongo
It really breaks my heart!!!!!!! I wish you would have set him free?? I'd even send you $$ to do so!!!!!! I can't believe what people will do for $$... Sad...