Gang Gang Cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum)

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Went back to the spot I found a few birds last week and got lucky again!

This bird popped on the best possible branch while I was scouting for more birds. I only had my 400mm lens with me, when this male flew up the bush and landed in an open spot. I immediately ran up the adjacent hill as quickly as I could and managed a few shots before he flew off!

1D Mark IV
400 L
Iso 1600
F 6.3
1/1600
580 EX II @ -2

Odd techs, but I was expecting a bird in the shade, so the only thing I could do was adjusting my shutter speed quickly enozh to not blow out the bird.

Beautiful shot. Sharp as a tack. Beautiful perch and BG. I like the amount of negative space. Great flash work.

Stunning perch, look back and colors, great depth of field and background. Fantastic work.

Your work with these parrots and cockatoos is absolutely amazing Jan. Perfectly done.

Perfect perch and a nice head turn. I like the wind blown crest feathers

Jan,

Love this one. Really enjoy your blog as well - and always look forward to your posts!

The red berries are a plus, and the head turn is just right!

Miguel

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Originally Posted by Cheryl Molennor

Perfect perch and a nice head turn. I like the wind blown crest feathers

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Thanks guys.

Cheryl, no wind, Gang Gangs have a crest like that :)

Lovely image.
Excellent pose, terrific perch, wonderful background, and great comp.
Very well done.
Beautiful bird.

Beautiful image,love the BG,nice pose and perch,well done.

Lovely look back pose - great background. I've never seen this species in the wild! Nice flash work - I can not tell if a flash has been used.