What an incredibly beautiful bird - wonderful to just see him perched there on the fence! I would go wild with excitement if I saw a bird like this so close - he seems quite happy in your company. lovely shot! Patti

A gorgeous parrot Anita. I love it's pose on the fence & seems aware of your presence, but very comfortable. The framing works well here. Thank you for sharing.

Parrots are my favorite birds, for several reasons, the coloring of their feathers, their nice round eyes, and a lot of parrots have learned to co-excist and interact with humans.
The fact that they are no preditors, but just peacefull seed or fruit eaters has something to do with me liking them as well.
In my region there are no parrots in the wild, what a pitty, i just imaging going outside
and seeing something like this, well it can make your day right for starters.
Thanks for sharing the moment Anita !

WOW What a picture.

This is great and the parrot is beautiful. You have done a great shot here. Well done

Andy

Lovley picture. Beautiful colors and I like the framing very much.

Amazing bird! You were so lucky to get such a good shot of it. Kona must have been wonderful.

great picture, well composed, thanks

What a great looking bird, Anita. I'm glad you took his picture. What a pleasant surprise that must have been.

wow ... nice coloring on this beauty of a bird and you set it off so nicely with the background you chose..well done anita

Very nice shot. We have two of these critters.

Looks like she's got her feather all ruffled up about something. There's so much to like in this pic, esp the colors of the parrot, but it's also how you positioned the bird in the capture itself. I find the border a little distracting, given how wonderful the pic is all by itself :)PJ

And you did not have to go to a zoo to get this? great detail and colorful bird. Can I rent your time share?

Hi Anita,
Beautiful & nice cloured bird.nice shot.Thanks for sharing
Arnold

Very nice shot. I would probably have framed it differently to avoid distracting from the focus of the picture, but that's just me. You captured that parrot very nicely. I love his colors and detail.

Well done.

Jackie

It is such a good feeling when you are the right time at the right place. Very nice capture. Love the colours. I like the framing.

A Double Yellow Headed Amazon - I know them well. They're very vocal and pretty much do as they please. How fun that he came to share your patio, Anita! - Patty

what a beautiful bird bright colors too nice

I would have been so excited to have seen this parrot so closely Anita. It certainly is beautiful too. How lucky you were that it chose your patio. Thanks for sharing with us .

Nice shot Anita! The fence colours act as a good foil to the subject and I particularly like the way you managed to catch the flush of red in his tail feathers.

Hello Anita..this is a cracker honey....solid colours and a great capture...........

Beautiful bird!! Your framing sets off his color nicely. What a wonderful sight to see outside. Wish I lived in a more tropical locale. Great shot!

Beautiful capture! His color is spectacular. Your exposure is very good because even though the green bird is backed up to a green background, he's well defined. I'm not too crazy about the the wide band of red in the frame. I think maybe a narrow strip would have worked a bit better. The way it is kind of draws my attention from the subject to the frame. It's a great shot. anne :-)

I love the contrasts in this shot. Aside from the obvious (colors - green vs brown) the textural contrast between the feathers and the woodgrain background and the shape of the bird bisecting the angular shapes of the wall are excellent. I think I'd have been tempted to position the bird a bit to the left to give it some "room to look into", but the photo is a very good one.

This is indeed a beautiful bird, Anita. What a surprise this must have been! Nice composure, glorious colors, great capture - something you'll remember forever....Neil

This is a great capture of the bird and I love the clarity of the image and the sharpness of the colours. Great work
Jason

Splendid coloured parrot. He stretches its feathers from to that show he is very beautiful.

How flippin' cool is that! What a beauty you were joined by and what a nice clear pic of it too! Thanks for sharing.

Anita! This ist simply beautiful! So nice bird and so nice done!Thanks for sharing !
Johanna

wow if you want green he's got green.

This is a great photo. Was this bird tame? I have a friend who has one as a pet, and it talks and sings five different songs.They're as intelligent as they are beautiful. Thanks for sharing this!