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Female Australian King Parrot (24)
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![Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 647 W: 42 N: 1198]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-s-g.gif) (3854) | The Australian King Parrot Alisterus scapularis are endemic to eastern Australia. They are found in humid and heavily forested upland regions of the eastern portion of the continent, including eucalyptus wooded areas in and directly adjacent to subtropical and temperate rainforest.
The adult males (4 years) are very striking in appearance with a red head, breast, and lower undersides, with a blue lower back, and green wings and tail.
They have a reddish-orange upper beak with a black tip and a black lower beak, and yellow eye ring. Unpaired, younger males can been seen in medium sized groups.
Females are similar in appearance except for a green head and breast, a black upper beak, and paler yellow eye ring. Juveniles of both sexes resemble the females. Adults of both sexes are very majestic birds, typically 42 cm (16 inches) in length including a long tail.
They will feed on fruits, seeds or small insects, King-Parrots lay their eggs on a bed of decayed wood-dust at the bottom of a deep hollow in the trunk of a tree. Often the entrance is high in the tree (10 m) but the eggs are near the ground (0.5 m). I’ve included a W/s image of the seeds this young lady was eating.
The King-Parrot appears to be increasing in abundance in well-treed suburbs. In urban areas it feeds at artificial feeding stations and fruiting trees.
Details; Shot Raw I also used Exposure Compensation + 2/3 due to the fairly bright back-lighting in the tree canopy, converted to Jpeg, cropped and reduced in size re-sharpened slightly for posting.
Camera Model Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Shooting Date/Time 3/07/2008 12:03:42 PM
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/60
Av( Aperture Value ) 8.0
Metering Mode Partial Metering
Exposure Compensation +2/3
ISO Speed 400
Lens EF400mm f/2.8L IS USM
Focal Length 400.0 mm
Image Size 800x640
Image Quality Superfine
Flash Off
White Balance Mode Auto
White balance compensation A2 G2
AF Mode AI Servo AF
Picture Style Neutral
Sharpness 5
Contrast 2
Saturation 1
Color tone 1
Color Space sRGB
Long exposure noise reduction 2: Enable
High ISO speed noise reduction 1: Enable
Highlight tone priority 0: Disable
File Size 203 KB
Drive Mode High-speed continuous shooting |
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