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Challenge: Calendar V (Standard Editing)
Collection: 2026 CHALLENGES ETC
Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M1
Lens: Olympus 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO M.Zuiko
Date: Oct 27, 2026
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 320
Shutter: 1/400
Galleries: Nature, Birds
Date Uploaded: Oct 27, 2026

this is a wild king parrot that started visiting my place a couple of weeks ago .. he has what appears to be an injured leg which he holds differently to the other one and he cant walk on it ... it could be dislocated or he could have been born that way .. he doesnt seem to be i pain ..

when he sees me in the kitchen i dont know how he knows .. but very soon after there he is outside the window squawking at me .. they have a very distinctive call ..

of course i give him some seed .. he has let me feed him out of my hand .. but he's very wary ..

the leg that he's holding out is the 'bad' leg ..

after voting ..
huge drop in the last 3 votes ..
from 6.4 to 6.1 .. 🥲


Statistics
Place: 10 out of 23
Avg (all users): 6.1250
Avg (participants): 5.8462
Avg (non-participants): 6.4545
Views since voting: 25
Views during voting: 40
Votes: 24
Comments: 2
Favorites: 0


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11/09/2026 12:57:47 AM
I can't believe there's a world in which wild birds like this visit and let you feed them from your hands. Just incredible.

I can definitely see this on a calendar. The bold color and expressive pose convey real "personality" for this guy.
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11/04/2026 07:02:26 PM
Hello
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