This is my daughter's parrot Andre. The eye is amazing - lower lashes, the black bumps (?) surrounding the eye, and enlarged, I can even spot a few upper eye lashes!
I have finally replaced the modem that blew up on the night of the electrical storms a month ago, and returned from a lovely interstate trip to visit some family for Christmas. I look forward to catching up with all your posts soon, & start to fill the gaps in my project.