Mulga Parrot

[Rob Drummond]

We were stalking a pair of feeding Mulga Parrots when the male flew up onto a stump and had a bit of a stretch. They are inhabitants of arid and semi-arid woodlands and scrub of Australia.

Canon 1D2N with 500/f4 and 2x

Anyone wanting have a go at the stump in front of the bird please feel free.

cheers Rob

[Dominic Cantin]

Colorful ,sharp and beautiful bird !!! I'd have crop the left oof longest perch and keep the 2 small perch.

Dom :)

[Tony Whitehead]

Lovely colours and pose Rob. Maybe a little more underwing detail would be nice. Here's a quick try at your suggestion. Lightening the bottom right may also be an option.

[Mark Schmitt]

Absolutely incredible bird. The colour are just what one would expect from exotic parots. Tony's re-post does provide an improvement on the image. IMHO the bird seems a bit over sharpened ;-) A little selective masking and dodge and burn would help he underwing. All-in-all, though, a fine shot. Thanks for post.

[Doug Brown]

I agree with Mark here. The bird, perch, and BG are awesome. The bird does appear oversharpened, but only a little. The repost is a big improvement on an already excellent image.