keee-ah!

Gallery: AvianPosted February 12, 201193 views2 comments

I recently joined a research project on the vocalization of this charming New Zealand alpine parrot which is Kea. This fellow is giving the classical kea contact call "kee-ah", hence their Maori name. It is a wild young bird banded for individual recognition.

Canon EOS 40D + Canon EF-S 55-250mm @ 163mm f6.3 1/200s hand-held
slightly cropped from the top and right sides

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on February 13, 2011 at 2:35 AM

Great look at a colorful bird. I like the arch of the perch. Good job catching the vocalizing. I think there is still some potential to do a little more sharpening on the bird, the head in particular.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on February 13, 2011 at 9:09 AM

Andrius,
you got a great calling pose, eye contact and background. I agree with Gary about more sharpening on the head.

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