Paredes' practice, which she terms "Photo Performance," involves an embodied transformation of the artist captured by the camera. In the work "Birdman Taking a Rest," Paredes nearly disappears into her environment, assuming the identity of local fauna. The transformation is facilitated by a custom-made feathered dress, which is more than a mere prop—it is a vehicle for this change. Birdman Taking a Rest was created in the woods of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, during a specific, frigid moment: the dead of winter, just before snow, and at the liminal hour of dawn. The image's distinctive silvery cast is thus a happenstance of these natural elements, an effect achievable only in that specific moment of intense cold.