Turquoise-Fronted Parrot

Gallery: AvianPosted August 14, 20171,556 views14 comments

I've recently returned from Brazil. It was a great trip, filled with several new species I'd never seen before. Early on, we had an opportunity to spend some time in a canopy tower on the edge of the forest. Generally, I don't have a lot of luck in these towers, with subjects either being far away or too small for decent photos. But this visit was different, as we had some nice moments from parrots, macaws, falcons, storks and even some flying monkeys. I hauled my 600mm lens and tripod up there, which made it a bit tough to follow and photograph birds in flight... but a few shots actually came out.

This is a Turquoise-fronted (or Blue-fronted) parrot, definitely one of the more colorful species of many seen during the trip.

Canon 1DX
Canon 600mm + 1.4x
ISO 400
1/1600th
f/5.6

Max

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14 comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on August 14, 2017 at 11:35 AM

Great shot Max and a good position in frame
"Who,s a pretty boy then " !!!
Good stuff
JohnR

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on August 14, 2017 at 12:47 PM

Max:

Very nice frame. Love the top side bank on the parrot to show off all the colors. Nice image.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on August 14, 2017 at 1:35 PM

He is so colorful, he almost glows. Great flight capture.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 14, 2017 at 2:11 PM

Sweet angle, Max. It really shows off the colors on this beauty.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on August 14, 2017 at 3:44 PM

Lovely shot, Max - glad you took your gear up the tower cool

. Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on August 14, 2017 at 4:39 PM

Hi Max
Your photograph of this Parrot, made it worth hauling up all that gear.
Peter

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on August 14, 2017 at 6:02 PM

Beautiful flight shot with the wings positioned well to show the colors.

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on August 14, 2017 at 6:14 PM

Outstanding flight image, Max. Nice that your good fortune on the tower paid off.

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Comment posted by David Bogener on August 14, 2017 at 7:25 PM

Wonderful, colorful topside view. Good eye contact and great light. Well done.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on August 14, 2017 at 8:14 PM

The level of sharpness that you achieved on this Parrot is something I know that even under the best circumstances you could not duplicate with one of the lightweight 150-600 mm telephotos (especially since you can't use extenders with them) and the levels of contrast in the image just prove the quality of the prime telephotos. But they are difficult for birds in flight. I really like what you were able to do with this photo.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on August 14, 2017 at 8:38 PM

No nits. Love the colors and the flight position, showing the back feathers. Outstanding image!

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by Max Waugh on August 15, 2017 at 9:58 AM

Thank you, everyone. Obviously with this species, the fact that it banked at this angle and gave a view of those wonderful colors on the back and wings made the shot.

Max

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Comment posted by Yun Gao on August 19, 2017 at 11:44 PM

Wonderful flight position and amazing colors! I also like the OOF tree in the background. Absolutely gorgeous!

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on August 26, 2017 at 9:34 PM

Gorgeous Max. Fantastic light and color. I really like the very light ghosting of tree branches in the BG here. I think it adds a lot of dimension to this image.

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