Bird ManI love interesting people. In Washington, DC I observed âNature Boyâ walking down the street. He was such a contrast to the neighborhood I had to find him. As luck would have it we met at a park across the street from the White House[http://invisiblepeople.tv/blog/2009/10/elijah-alfred-natureboy-alexander-jr-homeless-washington-dc]. While driving the Embarcadero in San Francisco I got a glimpse of a man trying to leverage his wheelchair to dig deeper into a trash can. The next day I went back purposely to find Dale [http://invisiblepeople.tv/blog/2009/11/dale-homeless-veteran-san-francisco]. For maybe a year now I would pass by âBird Manâ regretting I didnât have my camera on me. The times I drove to his Echo Park location off the 101 with my camera he was never there. Today that changed.
Ninja as he likes to be called has been on the streets for 20 years. He says the birds are attracted to him because he has a heart full of love. The very sad part is I often see him sleeping on the cold concrete under ...
