At the Zoo in Costa Rica: Colorful Parrot

When photographing birds at the zoo in Costa Rica, I photographed several different birds. At first, I thought that this was a toucan because its beak was longer and curvier than the red parrots I photographed earlier. Upon closer inspection, I realized this was a parrot too, albeit, of different coloring. Toucans are distinctively, noticeably different from parrots due to their beak, despite similar coloring. Here is the parrot that I got an image of although it was constantly moving around on its perch. I photographed the parrot at its water bowl high up in the tree. I captured a gorgeous shot of the parrot with its entire plume visible in side profile. The parrot was backlit (lighting from behind), due to the time of day, with a background of gorgeous, lush, green tropical foliage.