There were several red-bellied parrots nesting in tree cavities right outside my tent in Samburu National Reserve in Kenya. Most of the shots that I captured show the gray wings and topside of the bird. For this image, I was able to get the green legs and orangish/red chest that give the parrot its name. Nikon D500 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 400, f/4 at 1/1600th of a second.
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There were several red-bellied parrots nesting in tree cavities right outside my tent in Samburu National Reserve in Kenya. Most of the shots that I captured show the gray wings and topside of the bird. For this image, I was able to get the green legs and orangish/red chest that give the parrot its name. Nikon D500 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 400, f/4 at 1/1600th of a second.
Must have been a beautiful sight to see in wild
Aunt Sue
Sure was Aunt Sue. And a bonus to be right outside my tent.
Wow, is he a dandy!
No doubt Robert, no doubt.
Too cool! He doesn’t appear to be a very large parrot. The angle is intriguing.
They are relatively small parrots. Yes, was directly under the tree looking up.
Interesting bird. How did you get it to pose virtually upside down? : )
Ha. I was directly under the tree looking up. The parrot was more or less sideways.