Parrot, or some kind of tropical bird (ok i dont know what it is)

[spike5003]

Shot of some tropical bird im not quite sure if this is a parrot or some other bird. But I liked the shot. Gotta love the zoo for animal photographs.

 

[JonMikal]

i don't either....but the colors are great, nice shot.

 

[&Denekamp]

Looks like a parrot to me

whatever it is, I love the colors, nice detail too

Its funny, when you look at the birds eyes, you can see its still staring at you even while cleaning, or whatever he's doing to his wings..

But, since you were in a zoo.. wasn't there a sign that stated the species..?

 

[spike5003]

the zoo here has a big avary (sp?) with tons of different birds all free flying around, so there aren't any signs next to the birds cuz they are always moving around.

 

[forgottenskies]

Its a Harlequin Macaw. The Harlequin is a hybrid of 2 macaw species.
http://www.exotictropicals.com/encyclo/birds/macaws/harlequin.php
Thats where i found a similar image and came to this conclusion. The one you found is exquisitely colored, nice shot!

 

[spike5003]

haha awesome, good googleing forgottenskies

 

[Raymond J Barlow]

great colours! and super exposure.. but it's a bit hard to make out the head shape.. do you have another with a more upright pose?

 

[forgottenskies]

haha awesome, good googleing forgottenskies

Thanks, everyones gotta be good at soemthing eh?

 

[mentos_007]

for me it is a parrot... bvery colourful one and very cute nice pic

 

[treehuggerhikerboy]

nice picture...I think some macaws actually outlive their owners (120 year lifespan, avg. age of 70-ish years? talk about a commitment), and unfortunately smuggling these guys is still a big money-maker.

 

[spike5003]

120 years? damn thats a big committment... it's like getting married only longer, and the girl has feathers