Blue-and-Yellow Macaw, GuyanaI love photographing parrots, macaws and toucans. But more often than not, they are high in the canopy of very tall trees, set against a bright white sky. Occasionally, however, they grace us with their presence a bit closer to the ground. I was at the airstrip in the Iwokrama Forest of Guyana last week waiting for my departing flight when I saw a bunch of blue-and-yellow macaws behind and above an adjacent village. The plane was running late, so I unpacked the camera to see what I could capture. Most of the macaws were high in the treetops, but three or four of them suddenly dove down to feed on the fruits of a low-lying bush, perfect for an eye-level perspective. Nikon Z8 with Nikkor 500mm PF lens, ISO 450, f/5.6 at 1/1000th of a second.