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Jan Wegener
03-20-2013, 06:19 AM
One of the most commonly kept pet birds. Seeing large flocks of them in the wild was amazing. They are such elegant and fast flyers. This bird came as a bit of a surprise to me, because I didn't expect it to be where I was photographing the Hooded Parrots. Obviously, this stunning male was a welcomed addition, though :)

You can read a lengthy trip report on my blog. (http://vogelfotografien.wordpress.com/2013/03/20/quest-for-the-hooded-parrot/)

1D Mark IV
600 L IS
1.4x TC III
ISo 800
1/400
Sanjeev Aurangabadkar
03-20-2013, 06:26 AM
Gorgeous bird Jan! Love the framing, HA, colors and detail. Just beautiful.
Daniel Cadieux
03-20-2013, 08:56 AM
As someone who used to have a pet Cockatiel I must say that I much prefer to see this photo of a wild one...way cool!! Love the comp, and the perch is perfect. Nice surprise for you!
vishaljadhav
03-20-2013, 08:57 AM
Lovely image Jan.
Composition is perfect with a great background , the head turn is very special here which gets the crest in full view in its full beauty.
Frank Schauf
03-20-2013, 09:16 AM
Fantastic. Wonderful pose, colors and background.
Marina Scarr
03-20-2013, 10:16 AM
Lovely pose and the crown on this bird is outstanding. The perch, bird and BG all compliment one another. I wonder whether you took any with more DOF wherein you were able to get the bird's back feathers also in focus or did no not have enough light?
Danny Laredo
03-20-2013, 01:24 PM
Fantastic image all around.
Karl Egressy
03-20-2013, 03:57 PM
Excellent looking back pose, beautiful background and nice composititon, Jan.
Sidharth Kodikal
03-20-2013, 05:45 PM
Clean background, clean perch, outstanding pose and gorgeous bird. Checks all the right boxes. Fantastic work!
PhilCook
03-20-2013, 08:15 PM
Lovely Jan, I see the occassional one when I go bush, but getting within a suitable focus distance is another matter altogether.

Lovely over the shoulder look, and smooth backdrop...gnarly perch is a bit special as well
Satish Ranadive
03-22-2013, 10:44 AM
Excellent image with lovely IQ.
Love the pose with beautiful HA,nice crest,colors,BG,perch and above all absolutely superb composition.

Regards,
Satish.
mohammad reza shahab
03-23-2013, 02:34 PM
beautiful background and nice composititon.very nice perch and bird.