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Red capped parrot
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Red capped parrot (Purpureicephalus spurius)

Red capped parrot
Habitat
Farmland
Location
Western Australia
Date taken
Sept 07
Scientific name
Purpureicephalus spurius
Equipment used
30D 400/5.6
Several of these parrots have been raiding the orange trees on the farm, they fly in and walk under the nets and fly up into the tree.
 
WoW! beauty and brains .. what a killer combination. Bet they get away short of murder.
 
What a stunning looking parrot, I would just love to see one of these. Very nice shot also. Perhaps you should peg the nets down with tent pegs, I had a neighbhor who used to do that
 

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Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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