Female King Parrot

[rahmonster]

Yesterday we were driving around running errands and we stopped next to a house that had huge trees in the yard. It was lightly raining and I had the camera in the car thinking 'if only there was something to take photos of while I'm sitting here bored silly'. I looked up at the tree and there she was, just having a rest.

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I knew the male would be close by, as they always travel in pairs,and he was. But I couldn't get any good shots of him as he was behind branches and the low light was not helping. They all came out blurry which is a pity as he is so handsome.

Oh well, practice practice practice!

[ginger_55]

I have discovered, painfully, that I can't get good shots in the rain, not of birds. They just are not sharp.

I do like your bird! A king parrot?? and that is the female, she is quite lovely. Good way to "kill" time.

Thanks for sharing.

ginger

[rahmonster]

Thanks Ginger. Yeah I know its not super but thought I'd share anyway. The males are bright red all over with green on their wings and some blue too. Some of the male parrots we get around here are quite stunning. Thanks for your comments.