Louie

This is a salmon crested cockatoo. His name really is "Louie." I had never seen one before so, of course, I had to try to do him justice. He was really cute. When he wanted to be held, he would wave his left leg out off the perch, in a hint for his handler to pick him up. Although he was quiet when I was there, apparently he can say some words, like "Goodbye." He likes red licorice. These fellows live up to between 60 to 80 years; Louie is in his early 30's.

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[KWind]

Wow... super clear capture!

[Margo]

He,s all ruffled up. cute

[Danette Thompson]

Outstanding detail.

[Kim Harper]

Louie's a cutie! Yes, I've heard these birds are literally a lifetime commitment.

[Rachel]

We see these in the wild here, and they are such lovely birds. It's amazing how they can learn to speak.

[Cathie]

Wonderful sense of texture.

[Janet B.]

You captured handsome Louie wonderfully!

[PhotoCrazy]

Wonderful pic!!

[Lindy]

Beautiful image

[Marnie]

Lovely clear shot of an interesting and unusual bird.

[pam]

beautiful capture

[Kathy]

Like he posed for you. huge feet. dense feathers.

[Taffy]

This has such a wow factor, as I've never seen a portrait of a cockatoo. This one has such an interesting feathery head and a really alert expression. Hard to imagine a bird with that lifespan -- I had friends that had two of them, (this was almost 20 years ago) and even at the time, they knew that the bird could outlast them!

[Gayle Sears]

He's a cute, colorful character. Nice capture.

[Jane Pittenger]

I'd say you did him justice! So much feather detail and his posture is so regal. He reminds me somehow of a lion...maybe his big head

[AmyJ]

Excellent shot

[Sheralee S]

That's amazing that they are so long lived. He is lovely, great portrait.

[Sally Ings]

He's gorgeous. The salmon crest is quite unusual. One normally sees the yellow crested ones.

[Yao RL]

Majestic, you have definitely make a great shot of Louie.

[TR]

You did Louie justice, he looks dapper on black!

[Babs]

He is gorgeous, what a fabulous shot and such a stunning bird.

[Joan Robillard]

Well done.

[☯ Sarah ☁]

Great shot :)

[Danny G.]

He is a cutie. Favtastic capture.

[DbJ]

Hi Rosie. I just wanted to correct some information you read on another project. Lightroom does not apply and "default" processing on an image unless you explicitly tell it to do so on import.

[Graham Thresher]

Magnificent shot.

[Shailesh]

excellent shot..

[Hazel]

Fab shot - almost surreal.

[Tom]

Louie is beautiful and lovely captured by you

[Gena Pegg]

Instant FAV....He's still youngster. They are very smart, I understand.

[Rosie Kerr]

@dbj Oh, thank you! That helps. I appreciate the insight. :)

[Call me Joe]

Wonderful image:)!

[Yeshanghai]

Instant FAV

[☠northy]

Oh my! What a good looking dude he is! Really nicely shot :)

[Junko Y]

Beautiful portrait of that cockatoo!
Mine are not crested, but were fun nevertheless: http://365project.org/jyokota/365/2013-07-09