Birds on a wire

When I look at this image the first thing I notice is the two different coloured birds. While the grey birds are tall and have many in numbers a small green bird is by itself looking back at the other birds. The tall grey birds are holding up signs that have the words “Migrants not welcome’, “go back to Africa”, and “keep off our worms”, which is clearly racism. The gesture of the grey birds is also giving off dominance because they look bigger and taller than the green bird. Looking at this image, I feel a bit of empathy for the little green bird because it looks isolated and pushed away. Furthermore, the size and colour of the grey birds also gives me a feeling that they are the “dominant” species and are more powerful. Knowing that the birds are two different species from their colours and that the one “different” bird is getting hated on, it shows a resemblance to humans. Like humans, there is a lot of discrimination against people of different ethnicities.  Surveying this image, you can also see a faint line dividing the grey birds and the green bird. This might be showing how the one species of birds is not welcome by the others. Along with the fact that the birds are different species we also know that some birds migrate during different seasons of the year for various reasons. Almost like humans needing to immigrate to different countries. Due to the fact of the content on the signs being held, I feel that in this picture the green bird resembles a person from Africa and is not accepted into a different country. Seeing the signs, colours, and sizes of the birds in the picture, it’s telling me that the intended message is respect. After observing this picture, I have concluded that the author is trying to tell us about the racism and discrimination issues of today’s world through an image of birds on a wire.