Parrot in the Road
Nov 16, 2014 18:53:53 #
How often has this happened to you? My wife were driving out of our neighborhood, heading to St. Augustine for some late afternoon photography, when we passed by a group of people standing on the side of the road. In the middle of the group was this nice lady on a bicycle, with a lovely parrot on her hand. I had to stop and grab a couple of pictures.
Nov 16, 2014 19:00:32 #
Nov 16, 2014 19:06:22 #
ebbote wrote:
It is a yellow nape, use to have one till it kicked the bucket.
Thanks ebbote!
I never would have found that out (because I forgot to ask while I was taking the pictures!).
Nov 16, 2014 19:08:19 #
Pretty darned cool. Hope there were no hungry raptors nearby :)
Nov 16, 2014 19:09:29 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Pretty darned cool. Hope there were no hungry raptors nearby :)
Hey Linda! Yep, we have those in spades around here.
Nov 16, 2014 19:13:52 #
Love the shots, but it always gives me the willies to see a bird untethered outdoors. I've helped too many people recover...or try to recover...their "she-would-never fly-away" (or, "her wings were clipped; I just don't understand how she could still fly") pet parrots.
Nov 16, 2014 19:15:12 #
Nov 16, 2014 19:25:02 #
old hippy wrote:
Beautiful photos. Great color and clarity. Ed
Thanks for the look and the kind words Ed, greatly appreciated!
Nov 16, 2014 20:25:25 #
HowardPepper wrote:
How often has this happened to you? My wife were driving out of our neighborhood, heading to St. Augustine for some late afternoon photography, when we passed by a group of people standing on the side of the road. In the middle of the group was this nice lady on a bicycle, with a lovely parrot on her hand. I had to stop and grab a couple of pictures.
Nice captures Howard. These guys really live old and it must do their morale a lot of good.
Nov 16, 2014 20:38:33 #
Nice shots of a pretty YNA. This one seems much more personable than mine. My guy is a green feathered shark. It's not "if" he's going to bite, it's "when", "where", and "how bad".
Nov 16, 2014 21:25:39 #
Selkii wrote:
Love the shots, but it always gives me the willies to see a bird untethered outdoors. I've helped too many people recover...or try to recover...their "she-would-never fly-away" (or, "her wings were clipped; I just don't understand how she could still fly") pet parrots.
Thanks Selkii. In all of the years I've lived down here (18 now), I've never seen any other pet bird outdoors. I hope she doesn't make a habit of it!
Nov 16, 2014 21:26:44 #
geolaval wrote:
Nice captures Howard. These guys really live old and it must do their morale a lot of good.
Thanks for the kind words George. I'm afraid I know pretty much nothing about birds, beyond the parakeet my grandmother had when I was a young boy.
Nov 16, 2014 21:27:57 #
twhrider wrote:
Nice shots of a pretty YNA. This one seems much more personable than mine. My guy is a green feathered shark. It's not "if" he's going to bite, it's "when", "where", and "how bad".
Thanks twhrider, much appreciated. My favorite cat loves to play rough, and my hands and arms have the scars to prove it! :D
Nov 16, 2014 21:32:52 #
HowardPepper wrote:
How often has this happened to you? My wife were driving out of our neighborhood, heading to St. Augustine for some late afternoon photography, when we passed by a group of people standing on the side of the road. In the middle of the group was this nice lady on a bicycle, with a lovely parrot on her hand. I had to stop and grab a couple of pictures.
:thumbup: :thumbup:
Nov 16, 2014 23:53:43 #
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