A Natural Light Study of Chief: My parrots heard the rain falling on the roof and decided it was a good day for their shower. Here are a couple of shots of my African Grey 'Chief'...

jwt Loc: Texas Hill Country

My parrots heard the rain falling on the roof and decided it was a good day for their shower. Here are a couple of shots of my African Grey 'Chief' after he dried off. I used the Leica V-Lux1 at maximum telephoto 420mm equivalent indoors sitting down in my easy chair. The distance to Chief was about 35 feet from the living room to the Florida room where he rules the roost. Please try the downloads.

Looking down on the world

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Clean and fluffy

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angler Loc: StHelens England

Superb shots Jim.

jwt Loc: Texas Hill Country

angler wrote:

Superb shots Jim.

Thanks Jim for stopping by and for the comment; I guess you can tell I'm grasping at straws with all this rain, but my parrots always make nice subjects. Thanks again.

alicequinn Loc: Brooklyn, NY

great shots...

creativ simon Loc: Coulsdon, South London

jwt wrote:

My parrots heard the rain falling on the roof and decided it was a good day for their shower. Here are a couple of shots of my African Grey 'Chief' after he dried off. I used the Leica V-Lux1 at maximum telephoto 420mm equivalent indoors sitting down in my easy chair. The distance to Chief was about 35 feet from the living room to the Florida room where he rules the roost. Please try the downloads.

Nice shots

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

A beautiful bird!

John Lawrence

Great shots, Jim. I guess you call him Chief for a reason.

John

jwt Loc: Texas Hill Country

alicequinn wrote:

great shots...

Thanks alicequinn for stopping by and for the nice comment.

jwt Loc: Texas Hill Country

creativ simon wrote:

Nice shots

Thanks for stopping by simon and for the nice comment, much appreciated.

jwt Loc: Texas Hill Country

Linda From Maine wrote:

A beautiful bird!

Thank you Linda for stopping by and for the nice comment.

jwt Loc: Texas Hill Country

John Lawrence wrote:

Great shots, Jim. I guess you call him Chief for a reason.

John

Thanks John and yes, I call him chief because he keeps the other three in line; seriously though they all get along great. I appreciate you stopping by and the nice comment.

dmeyer Loc: Marion, NC

jwt wrote:

My parrots heard the rain falling on the roof and decided it was a good day for their shower. Here are a couple of shots of my African Grey 'Chief' after he dried off. I used the Leica V-Lux1 at maximum telephoto 420mm equivalent indoors sitting down in my easy chair. The distance to Chief was about 35 feet from the living room to the Florida room where he rules the roost. Please try the downloads.

Very nice captures with soft light. Your Chief is such a beautiful bird and, intelligent as the parrots are, bet he's quite entertaining!

Jay Pat Loc: Round Rock, Texas, USA

For me, unusual color!
I never thought about pet birds and baths....
Pat

rlaugh Loc: Michigan & Florida

Nice job...I have an African Grey named Baby....talks up a storm!!

jwt Loc: Texas Hill Country

dmeyer2m wrote:

Very nice captures with soft light. Your Chief is such a beautiful bird and, intelligent as the parrots are, bet he's quite entertaining!

Thank you dmeyer, I appreciate the nice comment and yes he is unusually talented & entertaining. He commands about 3000 words and sounds and even sings a little, his favorite being 'Tiny Bubbles'. He's been with us for over 16 years now and with their longevity I will have to leave him in my will to one of my granddaughters. Thanks again.