I saw quite a few different species of parrots while in Guyana. This was probably my favorite — the red-fan parrot, also known as the hawk-headed parrot. It’s called the former because of those red and blue feathers on the back of the head — they can be raised to form an elaborate fan, which greatly increases the perceived size of the bird. It is thought that they do this when threatened. He clearly wasn’t threatened by me because he never raised the fan, preoccupied perhaps with all the fruits and berries on the various rainforest trees. Nikon Z8 with Nikkor 500mm PF lens, ISO 12800, f/5.6 at 1/400th of a second.
So much detail in this photo! The feathers, his claw, the berries, the colors, but the eye is remarkable. Gorgeous bird, and I assume a bigger than average parrot.
Thanks Laura. These guys hung around for awhile thanks to those fruiting trees. They are about average size for a parrot, but they just let me get closer than the average.
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I saw quite a few different species of parrots while in Guyana. This was probably my favorite — the red-fan parrot, also known as the hawk-headed parrot. It’s called the former because of those red and blue feathers on the back of the head — they can be raised to form an elaborate fan, which greatly increases the perceived size of the bird. It is thought that they do this when threatened. He clearly wasn’t threatened by me because he never raised the fan, preoccupied perhaps with all the fruits and berries on the various rainforest trees. Nikon Z8 with Nikkor 500mm PF lens, ISO 12800, f/5.6 at 1/400th of a second.
Beautiful bird, for sure!
So much detail in this photo! The feathers, his claw, the berries, the colors, but the eye is remarkable. Gorgeous bird, and I assume a bigger than average parrot.
Thanks Laura. These guys hung around for awhile thanks to those fruiting trees. They are about average size for a parrot, but they just let me get closer than the average.