Another Tree Cutter

@RubyHawk (99423)

Atlanta, Georgia

April 13, 2023 12:20pm CST

As I walked out the trail yesterday I spotted another tree cutter high in a tree. The ground crew were standing in the trail and called to the guy in the tree to stop and wait until I passed. If I had known they were working I would have gone another way. After I moved on I stopped and got another picture. I enlarged it as much as I could. I hope you can see him.

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@marlina (154165)

• Canada

13 Apr 23

It took me a while but now I see him.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

13 Apr 23

I could hardly get a bead on him when I took the picture.

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@Aquitaine24 (11653)

• San Jose, California

14 Apr 23

At that time of the day his shirt blends with the leaves.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

14 Apr 23

@Aquitaine24 The sun was high at the time.

@celticeagle (159318)

• Boise, Idaho

13 Apr 23

I can see him. Poor guy. I wonder who chooses which one goes up.

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@celticeagle (159318)

• Boise, Idaho

15 Apr 23

@RubyHawk .........Perhaps so. So you don't think they take turns or anything? Does make sense.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

15 Apr 23

@celticeagle I believe they have ground workers and tree cutters.It looks that way. I’m not absolutely sure.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

13 Apr 23

I don’t know but I think there’s only one tree cutter and the others clean up and make sure no one on the trail is hurt.

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@kaylachan (57974)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

13 Apr 23

Sounds like they'll be there a while, it's spring after all.

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@kaylachan (57974)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

13 Apr 23

@RubyHawk Yeah, it typically is.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

13 Apr 23

I suppose most tree cutting is done in the spring.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

13 Apr 23

@kaylachan I hope they don’t cut more.

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@toniganzon (72279)

• Philippines

14 Apr 23

I had difficulty seeing him but I saw a green hat and a green shirt.

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@toniganzon (72279)

• Philippines

14 Apr 23

@RubyHawk Yeah it looks like a neon green.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

14 Apr 23

That greenish yellow stands out.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

14 Apr 23

@toniganzon All these workers I’ve seen wear the same color vest.

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@RebeccasFarm (86787)

• United States

13 Apr 23

They are so brave. What a beautiful green forest you have there Ruby

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@RebeccasFarm (86787)

• United States

13 Apr 23

@RubyHawk Oh I can understand why you do. It must be so soothing to be in all that lovely surround of trees, with the oxygen life giving they give off.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

13 Apr 23

It is beautiful and green. We only have a few trees at the front of the apartments but more behind the apartments. That’s why I like that I’m on the back.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

13 Apr 23

@RebeccasFarm Oh, yes. I love walking the trail and sitting on the deck.

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@DaddyEvil (137142)

• United States

13 Apr 23

Yes, I see him wearing a bright yellow-ish vest. I can also see the rope going up the tree to him.

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@DaddyEvil (137142)

• United States

13 Apr 23

@RubyHawk Yes, I thought that might be the case.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

13 Apr 23

@DaddyEvil At least I hope nobody falls out of a tree.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

13 Apr 23

Yes, He probably has some kind of harness to keep him from falling. They all wear the yellow vests.

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@rsa101 (37968)

• Philippines

14 Apr 23

Looks like there are many there who trims your trees. I think that is just right so that they would not grow thick and when winter comes they break and pose danger to passersby. Good thing your government is doing that it is good for the tree and those that pass by.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

14 Apr 23

It’s the owner of the apartment complex who decides if a tree must be cut.

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@rsa101 (37968)

• Philippines

16 Apr 23

@RubyHawk Oh that is a private property I thought that was the same park you were in.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

16 Apr 23

@rsa101 It isn’t a park. It’s a nature trail in the apartment complex. It’s a great trail to walk. It goes by a creek and into another apartment complex. I walk about every day.

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@velvet53 (22528)

• Palisade, Colorado

15 Apr 23

I finally found him. I am glad that they hollered stop when they saw that you were ther.

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@velvet53 (22528)

• Palisade, Colorado

16 Apr 23

@RubyHawk Well you could of been hurt.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

15 Apr 23

They were talking no chances of anyone getting hurt.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

16 Apr 23

@velvet53 Possibly if they hadn’t been in the trail watching but they were on the job. If they had allowed anyone to be hurt there would be heck to pay.

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@flapiz (22413)

• United Kingdom

14 Apr 23

He has camouflaged. It is important to have these trees trimmed.

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@flapiz (22413)

• United Kingdom

15 Apr 23

@RubyHawk Oh my Lord that is very expensive. I would probably end up DIYing it.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

15 Apr 23

@flapiz I don’t have to worry about that. I live in an apartment.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

14 Apr 23

I suppose so or they wouldn’t hire tree cutters. I know when a friend of mine had to hire a tree cutter to cut down a tree that was leaning on her roof it cost over two thousand dollars.

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@Aquitaine24 (11653)

• San Jose, California

14 Apr 23

He’s up really high!

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@Aquitaine24 (11653)

• San Jose, California

16 Apr 23

@RubyHawk would you like to climb them?

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

14 Apr 23

He is. Those trees are tall.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

16 Apr 23

@Aquitaine24 No, I don’t believe so.

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@LadyDuck (458689)

• Switzerland

14 Apr 23

I can see him very well even if he is dressed in lime green.

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@LadyDuck (458689)

• Switzerland

15 Apr 23

@RubyHawk - The color of leaves in spring is bright green.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

15 Apr 23

@LadyDuck They are at their most beautiful in the spring. All the trees are leafed out in green now.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

14 Apr 23

They all wear those colorful vests, but he still blends in with the bright leaves.

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@akalinus (40519)

• United States

13 Apr 23

I see him. That is scary work. Sometimes trees do strange things.

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@akalinus (40519)

• United States

13 Apr 23

@RubyHawk Chainsaws can be deadly and dangerous. I can't imagine using one halfway up a tree.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

13 Apr 23

@akalinus That saw is so dangerous . They could cut off a hand or foot.

@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

13 Apr 23

I suppose the harness holds them, but they also have to handle the saw and keep from cutting an arm or leg off.

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@JamesHxstatic (29256)

• Eugene, Oregon

13 Apr 23

We can see a little of him up there. I don't envy him that job.

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@JamesHxstatic (29256)

• Eugene, Oregon

13 Apr 23

@RubyHawk Even worse, yes.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

13 Apr 23

@JamesHxstatic I’ve never been in a mine but I’ve heard tales.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

13 Apr 23

Neither do i. The only job worse that I can think/of would be going down in a mine.

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Anindita Sengupta

@aninditasen (15747)

• Raurkela, India

14 Apr 23

Cutting down trees illegally in India is a trend too but because of city development the government too is cutting down road side trees.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

14 Apr 23

Trees are cut here to build subdivisions and apartments and for building material.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

15 Apr 23

@aninditasen Our wild animals are disappearing at a fast rate as their homes are being taken away.

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Anindita Sengupta

@aninditasen (15747)

• Raurkela, India

15 Apr 23

@RubyHawk It's the same thing in India too but it has an disadvantage too. Wild animals like elephants and tigers at times are entering human habitats.

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@rakski (112925)

• Philippines

14 Apr 23

I see him!

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@rakski (112925)

• Philippines

15 Apr 23

@RubyHawk yes, he is like camouflage

@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

14 Apr 23

I had to stare a little while before I could see him.

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@Marilynda1225 (79885)

• United States

14 Apr 23

That was very nice of them to stop until you passed. At least now you know that the trees have been trimmed when you take you walks.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

14 Apr 23

Either trimmed or cut completely down. I walked by the creek today . I’ll see what they did tomorrow.

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@just4him (306710)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

14 Apr 23

I found him. He blends in well with the tree.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

14 Apr 23

He does. He’s hard to spot.

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@Shiva49 (26212)

• Singapore

14 Apr 23

Yes, sort of camouflaged due to his green shirt. I always feel sorry when trees are cut down though this looks like some branches are being taken down.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

14 Apr 23

I’m not sure if it was just a few branches or the whole tree. I don’t like to see trees cut either.

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@LindaOHio (156717)

• United States

24 Apr 23

I see him. I'm glad they stopped when you went by.

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

24 Apr 23

They had people on the trail keeping watch.

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@Neil43 (3170)

•

14 Apr 23

Oh I see him. Are they doing it legally or illegally?

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@RubyHawk (99423)

• Atlanta, Georgia

14 Apr 23

They couldn’t do it if it wasn’t legal.