Long-billed Corella flying to roost.

One of our beloved Aussie parrots, the Long-billed Corella photograped as it came to roos in its tree one evening. The roost and nests are near a major local shopping center along a busy road. There are dozens of tall eucalypts that offer the necessary hollows to accommodate Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Galah, this Corella and the Little Corella, Red-rumped Parrot, Scaly-breasted and Rainbow Lorikeet, Pardalote and even Aust. Wood Duck, which I have seen fly into a tree hollow at eye level!

Hope you like this. .


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Camera Model Name
Canon EOS 30D
Shooting Date/Time
7/3/2008 16:37:14
Tv(Shutter Speed)
1/3200Sec.
Av(Aperture Value)
F5.6
Metering Modes
Evaluative metering
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
800
Lens
EF300mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x

Cropped a little off the edges.

Great wing position and light. I wish for more eye contact and if the bird would have flown by to your right the lighting would have been great.

While this photo has some nice elements, it does leave me wanting for more, particularly more eye contact. Thanks for posting!

I like it; nice soft light and a nice wing position. If you select the pupils with a QM and darken them it might increase the apparent eye contact a bit...

Nice shot Akos, agree that more eye contact would have made the image even better.

I can tell you that these birds are not very beloved by farmers down in the Victorian western district where they occur in huge flocks. I've seen farmer nearly froth of the mouth at the sight of a corella. Along with eating crops, the corellas have been known to remove roofing nails from galvanized iron rooves, something akin to their normal feeding on underground bulbs of onion grass.

Thanks for the helpful comments folks. :) At first I also wished I had a bit more eye contact. Luckily there is still a bit of both eyes are visible. I will try to have a crack at what Artie's suggested. Thanks again. :)