Psittakula Krameri

Gallery: AvianPosted December 5, 2010115 views15 comments

Finally a bird taken very close to my house. It's a non native species but they have been living in my town for about twenty years.
It's not easy to find them at eye level because they prefer stay higher in the magnolia plants, pines and cypresses.
Two days ago I was coming back home after work and I saw some of these parrots eating olives. I ran to take the camera and this is the result.

40D 100-400 @360
f9,0 1/80
ISO 400
80% of full frame.
HH from the saddle of the scooter.

Thanks for viewing.
C&C are very welcome.

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Dan Moore on December 5, 2010 at 11:35 AM

One thing that I like about Nature Photography is that we do not have control of everything and so we are free to enjoy what we capture and understand why we pushed the button.Thanks for the insight on this nice shot of a very handsome bird.

Dan
PS I thought the key to a good photo was shooting from a pickup window.Now I have to get a scooter too.

Registered on February 11, 2010, 143 Posts, 1248 Comments

Comment posted by Monica Siri on December 5, 2010 at 11:57 AM

Thanks guys.
May sounds strange, but in my city the scooter is the only way to survive in the traffic, I'm always on it with all-weather.

Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments

Comment posted by David E Lester on December 5, 2010 at 12:26 PM

Nice image Moniica, love everything about it...you know what..if you can do this from a scotter..I may have to put my Yamaha Raider to work...just hav'in fun with ya...thanks for sharing.!!

Dave

Registered on March 24, 2010, 155 Posts, 793 Comments

Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on December 5, 2010 at 12:56 PM

Good looking image, Monica. I too like the eye and it's always good to capture a bird with food in it's beak, nice one.

Andy...

Registered on September 24, 2006, 123 Posts, 1254 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Marquart on December 5, 2010 at 2:24 PM

You did a fine job of taking advantage of an unexpected opportunity. I like the food in it's beak, it adds interest to the photo.

Registered on October 24, 2009, 126 Posts, 799 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on December 5, 2010 at 3:03 PM

Love the leaves in this shot and how the bird's head is framed Monica. Exposure and sharpness on the bird look good.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments

Comment posted by Charles Gangas on December 5, 2010 at 4:16 PM

Monica this a sensational shot, very well composed and with great detail-and captured at 1/80th HH? That's really remarkable! Non Native or not, this guy certainly knows a good food source when he see it!

Registered on August 12, 2009, 544 Posts, 2414 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Willison on December 5, 2010 at 5:06 PM

Great feather detail and sharp eye. The bird's color makes it stand out from the leaves. Definitely worth scooting for the camera.

Registered on April 10, 2009, 292 Posts, 3967 Comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on December 5, 2010 at 9:24 PM

What a beautiful bird... wouldn't expect something like that from Italy but what do I know. Love that the berry is clutched in the beak... good job getting it so clear considering the mix of branches.

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Balke on December 5, 2010 at 10:20 PM

I like how we can clearly discern the bird amongst all the vegetation and its sharp too, Monica. I find the eye ring particularly interesting here and I appreciated the info you provided too.

Registered on June 18, 2009, 229 Posts, 2915 Comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on December 6, 2010 at 1:00 AM

Nice image. Shame he was a bit buried in the tree, but the olive in the mouth is a great touch. Wonderful color on this bird and I like the eye.

Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on December 6, 2010 at 10:25 AM

Lots of stuff going on here Monica but the wonderful colors of the parrot mostly overcome that to help it stand out against all the leaves. Sharpness looks very good (good focusing job through all the leaves) and I like the olive in the beak and the eye. Since this is 80% of FF I might consider a slightly tighter crop, especially from bottom but this is very nice as is.

Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on December 6, 2010 at 7:45 PM

Really a beautiful setting and bird Monica, love the food in the bill and the lovely colors.

Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on December 8, 2010 at 7:23 AM

Always a BIG plus when the bird is doing something..Italian

Great job Monica, perhaps it's a non-native species. But it sure fits in well

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Luca Mussato on December 10, 2010 at 6:20 PM

From the scooter

Genova weather and climate even if warm are not usual and friendly to parrots, aren't they? Anyway, the larger version offer the opportunity to see the big details you managed to capture. Thumb up for both the photo and the techs.

Cheers, Luca

Registered on November 14, 2006, 118 Posts, 855 Comments