Submitted by Abigail Dela Paz on the 2017 winter session program in London, England sponsored by the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering…
On Thursday, January 19th, I went to Hyde Park to take some pictures for my photography class. It was a beautiful sunny day, in the high 40’s. I walked around the park and noticed that the animals were desensitized to humans. Many squirrels and pigeons would literally crawl/fly onto a person to eat some of their food. I walked around The Serpentine, which is the man-made lake in the middle of Hyde Park, and saw many, many swans, ducks and geese. These birds, like the other animals in the park, were also desensitized to humans.
Hyde Park is very similar to Central Park in New York City. They are both beautiful, vast plots of land dedicated to nature and wildlife in the middle of two heavily developed cities. One of the main differences between the two is that Hyde Park feels more organically laid out, due to its more natural shape, as opposed to the rectangular shape of its New York City counterpart. The two parks give off two different vibes: Hyde Park has this nice, laid back, historic feel to it whereas Central Park still has the energy of the bustling city around it.
