I captured this image at Gatorland in Orlando, Florida. When leaving, working my way to the exit I passed by two Macaws, a Scarlet and a Blue and Gold on perches for display. The perches were unattractive and the background was building walls. Working tight I was able to find an pleasing background and good shooting angle on this Scarlet Macaw. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.
Nikon D7000
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED image captured at 240mm
1/500 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 2500 AWB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom Classic CC and Photoshop CC 2018
Cropped slightly for composition and presentation
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
Hey Joe - Beautiful portrait. As the others have said, you captured really nice details here, and the colors are great. I really like the BG colors behind this subject. Good job.