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Scarlet-fronted parakeet        Images © Mark A. Chappell

Scarlet-fronted parakeets are very common in and around the city of Cali in southwestern Colombia, where I took these photos.   Like most parrots they are very social (and loud), so the flocks are very noticeable.   I saw lots of them but these were the only ones that landed close enough for photos, and then very briefly; they were at about 2000 meters in the Western Andes above Cali.

  • Canon 7D2; 800 mm IS lens plus 1.4X extender, fill-in flash (2016)