Monti
Just for fun…He was 4 months old on this photo, and doesnt want to wear hats anymore :) In may he will be one year.
His name is Monti, last week he said his name for the first time; “Motti”....instead of Monti!
Monti belongs to the following groups:
Hats and Hat Boxes Available for sale asGreeting Cards and Matted Prints

M Malicki Beser
omg! I love this one…how cool is that!!! love the lil hat, selective color is awesome…goes to my fav.
cherokee
How cool, heehee,he is all grown up now.
stephfine
Awww an African Grey!! They are so beautiful and smart!!! Love it!
Curtiss Simpson
Ah very cute love the hat !
Bonnie T. Barry
Ellen, this is too funny. Monti’s very beautiful; you’ve captured his wide-eyed look of wonder so splendidly! Another great addition to your already GREAT portfolio! By the way, how does Monti relate to the RATZZ?
Ellen replied
Thanks Bonnie for your kind comment; Monti is so used to the rats,he doesnt pay attention to them. I use to have another african grey, he was older and could speak very good. When the rats had a fight ,he always warned them or told them to stop! (of course he had learned that from me)Refards, Ellen.
CinB
ah look at monti, doesn’t he look smart in he’s hat!
love it, nice shot Ellen
Marvin Collins
Great shot Ellen, you really have a way with your pets
brian pendrey
brilliant
Charl045
LOLOLOL Motti… A bird that can wear many hats and almost say his name!.. Isn’t he adorable Ms Doolittle. You are so good w/animals.. you must have a kind heart!
pinkyjain
He’s so beautiful, what a cutie. Charlotte is right, Ms Doolittle, :O))))). Motti, so cute
Tom Gomez
Awwwww, so cute …
cherylc1
awesome- love the hat
Barry Norton
He is cute, looks a bit like a Mountie with the hat, Great Capture
Nathan's Photo...
Cool is this bird yours
barnsis
OMG This is tooo cute. Great close up.
J.K. York
what team is he a fan of? lovely sc work. great textures in the feathers. very dramatic light suits him well. mooie foto.
Ellen replied
I really dont know James:)) Thanks!
Kimberly Palmer
It almost doesn’t look like you used selective coloring, but I know Greys eyes are typicaly yellow, right? I love Monti… wish I could see him in person. I am in a need now to go visit a local avian store, that allows me to hold any of the parrots I want to hold. =)
Nice red hat, Ellen.
Ellen replied
Kimberly, it was not selective color. His eyes are grey till about 6 months, thats how you can see they are still young , They turn yellow after 6 months of age.Thanks for your comment :))
ccrcats
Another great piece Ellen.
Forest Friends...
lol superb!
Kimberly Palmer
I thought perhaps that may be it too!!! Yaaaaaaaaaay!!
You’re welcome.
Ellen replied
You have seen it right!
Sean Farragher
fantastic
Linda Sannuti
aaaww thats so sweet!....great photo..I love birds!
Gilberte
Prachtige photo.Jij hebt altijd leuke gedachten Ellen.
Steven Agius
Beautiful capture, great looking parrot Ellen nice name as well.
Patricia Montg...
The vivid red with the black/white bird is very nice!
hilarydougill
Fantastic portrait of a fantastic Parrot, what a gorgeous bird, African Grey? Doesn’t he suit the hat haha
Ellen replied
Thanks Hilary, yes he is a african grey redtail parrot.
Andy Harris
super shot Ellen… Love the detailing and lighting on the feathers…! Great shot
Arie
Superportret Ellen! Perfect hoe jij die scherpte precies goed weet vast te leggen en dan dat maffe hoedje, dat geeft meteen een leuk en onverwacht tintje.
cdwork
So cool! He’s gorgeous- Just leaps of the page
Jan Cartwright
Love that little red hat – beautiful bird and shot~
George Lenz
what… is he the leader of the rats…. nice capture
Kathryn Potempski
where have you been hiding Motti, I haven’t see you for awhile, wonderful capture Ellen I love his little hat, he is getting to be so clever the patience you must have! they all do love you so
TrEaSuReDiMaGeS
Ohhhhhhh He’s just BEAUTIFUL!! And his character just JUMPS out of this shot!! :-)) Awesome photo and detail!! Well done!!
Ekascam
Great macro, & I bet he has lots of character,this little fellow….
SharonD
Wonderful capture Ellen.
Heather Rivet...
hehehehe
Boban
Monti is very cool ....................... great shot ........................... B.
Midori Furze
Nice capture!
I love the colour!!
Sooooooooooooo cool, Ellen!
Andriy Portyanko
This is outstanding ! Great work Ellen!
Benjamin Young
This is awesome Elen….....
whisperingruth
Love your style Ellen…............another brilliant creation and with such a BEAUTIFUL model!!
loramae
Awww…so cute…you must be the bearer of sweet and gentle soul…Thanks for sharing with us! :O)
Siamesecat
What a cute Birdie, I have a cat named Monty…
Lam Tran
Wow! Stunning shot my friend! Lovely angle and close up! Lovely tone and subject well done!
Keeli
VEry handsome in your red hat Monti . . . your really should where it more often!
MissA
He is so cute Ellen!
AnaCBStudio
Beautiful details and lighting…this is so cute!
micmac
So cute ,fantastic shot.
Karin Taylor
well hello Monti….aren’t you gorgeous!!!
tuffcookie
ok how’d you get the hat to stay on??? lol its a great shot!! though he doesn’t look too too happy lol
frozenfa
motti’s so cute!! i second tuffcookie, how’d you manage to get the hat to stay?? hehe.. =D
Rosalie Dale IPA
Great selective colouring Ellen – stunning image. I hope you have taught him to say “Monti is a handsome boy” !!!
AARDVARK
Monti looks cute!
SkyFox
Awesome – I too have/love parrots!
Noelene Davies
Lol Ellen, wonderful capture.
JoanIreland1970
lol ellen..too adorable
vinee
Oh Motti is soooooo cute.Belated happy birthday to him.
Krys Bailey
Monti makes a great model and the humour and selective colour is wonderful! Made me laugh!
Jamie Lee
what wonderful detail, especially the eye, excellent shot
Dimf
Staat hem heel koddig.
Christopher E...
lol i love this!! awesome focus and comp
Judith Winde
LOL, this is funny! Great shot!
Peter Zentjens
What? Are the rats on holiday? :o)
Beautiful picture, I really like the composition and the contrast between Monti and his colorful hat.
Ellen replied
You have to give them some free days sometimes:) Thanks for your comment!
Jacqueline Bar...
this looks great! you’ve composed this really well. he’s so cute!
Ellen
Thank you Jacquline! Best regards!
Lucindawind
hes so adorable :)
budrfli
ohhh seet…maybe he wants a big yellow one now! :O)) love the framing also!
Per E. Gunnarsen
So cute ;)
Luis Correia
Beautiful composition.
Marinella Owens
very beautiful!!!!!!!!!
Ellen replied
Thank you!
botticcelli
wow..”the singer” of your band..at last! ..))
Ellen replied
Thanks! Well at the moment i am learning him to sing “Old mc. Donald has a farm”, and he is learning :)
botticcelli
hah…!
Elaine Harriott
Brilliant photo again, Monti is gorgeous. I used to also have an African Grey called Henry and they are fantastic birds. Can’t wait to see more of him!
Ellen replied
What a nice name….Henry! Could he talk well?
Elaine Harriott
Yes he was excellent! He was older than my brother and I when we lived in South Africa and could talk …. and of course let you know what he wanted! Very cheeky too. Sadly though we had to leave him behind when we moved countries, but I believe he is still alive and well – going on about 38 years old now!
Ellen replied
Thanks Elaine….i just wrote you a bubblemail to ask about his age:)
Sorry to hear you had to leave him behind…
SueAnne
Beautiful colors, and love the red hat…
kathy s gillen...
he is so cute with his hat, excellent shot
Ellen replied
Thank you Kathy! He wont allow that anymore :)
Kenny Gulley Jr.
i adore african greys
awesome shot i love monti!
Ellen replied
Thank you Kenny,he is a very friendly and sweet parrot.
XOXanimalsXOX
OMG, he is just so beautiful. Ellen, this may freak you out but i think i might be in love with your bird (just kidding:)
Ellen replied 28 days ago
Thank you very much, I must have missed this, sorry for the late reply!!
SandraRos 28 days ago
Ellen replied 28 days ago
I just see for the 1st time you have used my monti-photo for the feature-banner! How nice!
Thank you very much for the feature Sandra, ik ben heel blij!!