Australian King-parrot: We are very lucky in Australia to have many species of colourful Parrots. The King-parrot is very common in the eastern states and often photographed. The...

zneb240 Loc: New South Wales - Australia

We are very lucky in Australia to have many species of colourful Parrots. The King-parrot is very common in the eastern states and often photographed. The brilliant scarlet head and chest of the adult male makes it one of our most beautiful.

Nikon D500 camera
Nikkor 500mm f/4E FL ED VR lens
Nikon SB-900 Speedlights (x2)
Tripod + Wimberly gimbal head

f/5 @ 1/100s ISO 1,000 (-.7EV)
Processed: Nikon NX-D & PSE 14

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Sinewsworn Loc: Port Orchard, WA

zneb240 wrote:

We are very lucky in Australia to have many species of colourful Parrots. The King-parrot is very common in the eastern states and often photographed. The brilliant scarlet head and chest of the adult male makes it one of our most beautiful.

Nikon D500 camera
Nikkor 500mm f/4E FL ED VR lens
Nikon SB-900 Speedlights (x2)
Tripod + Wimberly gimbal head

f/5 @ 1/100s ISO 1,000 (-.7EV)
Processed: Nikon NX-D & PSE 14

Beautiful shot. Thanx for sharing. Waiting for the 500mm PF.

DOOK Loc: Maclean, Australia

Great shot of a beautiful bird, Warren.

Swamp-Cork Loc: Lanexa, Virginia

Beautiful work, Warren

Carolina Wings Loc: Flew from North Carolina to Pennsylvania

zneb240 wrote:

We are very lucky in Australia to have many species of colourful Parrots. The King-parrot is very common in the eastern states and often photographed. The brilliant scarlet head and chest of the adult male makes it one of our most beautiful.

Nikon D500 camera
Nikkor 500mm f/4E FL ED VR lens
Nikon SB-900 Speedlights (x2)
Tripod + Wimberly gimbal head

f/5 @ 1/100s ISO 1,000 (-.7EV)
Processed: Nikon NX-D & PSE 14

Beautiful shot of a beautiful bird

Smurfy1

Great shot, thanks for all the Info.

AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!

He's beautiful.

nanaval Loc: Cornwall

Beautiful parrot...

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Excellent image.

Hal81 Loc: Bucks County, Pa.

Nice capture.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Outstanding capture of a beautiful bird, Warren!

merrytexan Loc: georgia

zneb240 wrote:

We are very lucky in Australia to have many species of colourful Parrots. The King-parrot is very common in the eastern states and often photographed. The brilliant scarlet head and chest of the adult male makes it one of our most beautiful.

Nikon D500 camera
Nikkor 500mm f/4E FL ED VR lens
Nikon SB-900 Speedlights (x2)
Tripod + Wimberly gimbal head

f/5 @ 1/100s ISO 1,000 (-.7EV)
Processed: Nikon NX-D & PSE 14

beautiful shot of a handsome bird!!

gregoryd45 Loc: Fakahatchee Strand

zneb240 wrote:

We are very lucky in Australia to have many species of colourful Parrots. The King-parrot is very common in the eastern states and often photographed. The brilliant scarlet head and chest of the adult male makes it one of our most beautiful.

Nikon D500 camera
Nikkor 500mm f/4E FL ED VR lens
Nikon SB-900 Speedlights (x2)
Tripod + Wimberly gimbal head

f/5 @ 1/100s ISO 1,000 (-.7EV)
Processed: Nikon NX-D & PSE 14

Great shot, zneb240

JeffDavidson Loc: Originally Detroit Now Los Angeles

I like the sharpness of the eye, the composition, the detail and the color. Well done.

Dixiegirl Loc: Alabama gulf coast

What a magnificent bird! Beautiful portrait, Warren! I'd never heard of this species before..