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06-Nov-2016

Red Rumped Parrot

This is a grass eating parrot.
I watched it for some time but did not
manage to get a shot of its impressive
red tail feathers.
It was taken west of The Blue Mountains of NSW.
One can see that the ground is very dry and there are
numerous bare patches in the ground cover.

Nikon D600
1/200s f/5.6 at 300.0mm iso800 full exif

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Sally 11-Nov-2016 20:31
What a wonderful find! The colors are beautiful.A great capture Elaine.
Elaine 11-Nov-2016 00:55
Thanks, Hal. I thought you would be interested to see it.
It has a spectacular red back end but couldn't get a shot of it in
The time I was there :-(.
Next time perhaps.
hal 11-Nov-2016 00:43
Excellent image, Elaine.
lt seems well adapted to the dry condition.
A new bird to me.
Elaine Simmonds 10-Nov-2016 04:28
Thanks for your kind comment, Terry.
It was quite happy to eat the grass for a while
but I was caught unawares when he was scared by
a dalmatian.
Terry_O10-Nov-2016 01:15
Beautiful capture, Elaine, even without the red rump :)