Rainbow Lorikeet, Macintosh Island Park, Gold Coast, Queensland.

[Peter Scholer]

Rainbow Lorikeet. Macintosh Island Park, Gold Coast, Australia.
Foliage is Casuarina species commonly known as she-oak. The bird feeds on the seeds which they enjoy very much at this time of the year.

Nikon D7000 with Nikon 600mm f/4G ED VR AF-S and Nikon TC-14E
ISO: 400, Aperture: 9, Shutter: 1/640, Metering Mode Matrix and Exp. Comp.: -1.0.

[Yves Guillot]

Such a beautiful bird! would like to see more of it.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Beautiful colours, and such a happy looking subject with a nice pose! I like the comp and the branch (not so much the FG OOF one though). I also wish the single strand wasn't there in LRC. Techs look great, but I do think some fill-flash would have helped with the shaded belly area.

[Peter Scholer]

Thanks Daniel for your helpful CC. Just what I need to sharpen my skills.