Had my feathers ruffled today....
So.. I am spending some time this week at the feather fixer shop. Parts needed for repairs are on back order they tell me… Working with what I’ve got for the moment…

Nikon D60 ~ 2009 ~ Mexico
Had my feathers ruffled today.... belongs to the following groups:
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LjMaxx
Thanks so much for cking out my feather issues… :)
Susan Bergstrom
Awesome Colors!!!!!!! Beautiful capture Lj!!!
LjMaxx replied
Thanks dear Susan.. very much! :)
Scott d'Almeida
love it. colours are sensational and the bird is really cute!
LjMaxx replied
Hey Scott.. Thanks.. He is a cutie.. Feather issues & all.. :)
linda858100
awesome
LjMaxx replied
Hey.. Thanks Miss Linda..
Judi Taylor
What a crack up !!! I think he is having a quite a day! Such a beautiful bird too … even WITH his feathers ruffled.
LjMaxx replied
Hahahaha.. Hi Judi. Thanks my dear friend here.. I will re-post the final outcome once all things are back in order again..:)
Al Bourassa
Toooo funnnnnny…. You have a great sense of humor LJ!!
LjMaxx replied
Thanks Al. I do try to enjoy myself here.. You too. so much fun.. :)
lorilee
Cute title!!!!! Such brilliant colors – beautiful!!!!!!!
LjMaxx replied
Thanks Lori.. She is a cutie.. even with her like this… :)
mrscarlotta
Not as nearly as gorgeous as you, but comes close lol xxxxxxxxxxxxx
LjMaxx replied
Ahhhh.. My dear Carlotta.. You sure are a charmer.. Thanks for cking out my ruffled feathers tonight.. :)
Cimmerrian
beautiful shot LJ , lol and great bi-line !
LjMaxx replied
Thanks Steve.. So glad you liked this… :)
Mike Davitt
Beautiful colours
LjMaxx replied
Hi Mike.. Thanks so much for the comment here. :)
Wendi Donaldson
Oh dear….poor fellow!!! Great colours!
LjMaxx replied
Hey Wendi…. Yes. The poor dear.. I will re-post the repair out come once they fix these feathers all up nice again.. Thanks.. :)
mrscarlotta
I bet they gorgeous feathers to get ruffled my friend, xxxxxxxxxxx
DinahRose
Really great!
LjMaxx replied
Thanks for stopping by DinahRose.. Beautiful name you have too… :)
Carol Lewsley
AWESOME
LjMaxx replied
Thanks so much Cazz. :)
Irene Burdell
Fabulous shot and great colours.
LjMaxx replied
Thanks Irene.. :)
Victoria Sheldon
Fantastic shot Lj. her colors are so beautiful.
LjMaxx replied
Hey Victoria.. Yes.. she is a beauty.. Really enjoyed her.. Thanks..:)
Claire Farley
Excellent shot!
LjMaxx replied
T.Y. Claire.. Pleased you commented..:)
Cheryl Lunde
Awesome LJ. They are a crack up the way they clean themselves. Aren’t they?
LjMaxx replied
Thanks Cheryl.. Yes.. they are. Soooo flexable too…:)
Miraart
Fantastic!
LjMaxx replied
Hey D… Thanks so much.. :)
CanDuCreations
An awesome photograph!
LjMaxx replied
Good morning Thea.. T.Y.. She was a beauty to watch for me..:)
jesika
A beautiful bird, no matter how bad the feathers.
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LjMaxx replied
Hahaha.. Yes. your so right.. Thanks too Jesika..:)
Ingrid77
ha ha – so funny! Excellent photo!
LjMaxx replied
Hello Ingrid.. Thanks for commenting here.. :)
lianne
Just phenomenal LJ – what a perfectly awesome macro – fabulous detail and such gorgeous color – and done with just the right touch of humor!! Perfect!
LjMaxx replied
Thanks lianne.. so much too.. She was a joy for me to watch indeed.. :)
EnlightenedOne
Man alive. Aren’t these birds just gorgeous.
LjMaxx replied
Yes they are.. I saw 6 species this day.. Quiet lovely they are.. Flexable & very good talkers some of them too.. Thanks so much here..:)
Anthony Hedger
beautiful shot Lj great colours
LjMaxx replied
Thanks Anthony.. The all red ones were big chatters too.. Mabie next week. Will get back to you soon..Thinking about it all.. :)
cherylc1
incredible colors~gorgeous!
LjMaxx replied
Good morning..Thanks.. SHe was quite fun to watch.. :)
Anthony Hedger
Ok Lj speak soon x
sss526
The picture and the bird are gorgeous… even if there is a need for feather repair.
LjMaxx replied
Thanks SSS… >:)
melant1017
AWESOME!!!
~A
LjMaxx replied
T.Y. Antonio.. oxo
Béla Török
Fabulous image, Lj!
LjMaxx replied
Thanks so much Bela. I appreciate it much..:)
P3T3
lovely shot.
LjMaxx replied
Hi Pete. ManyThanks to you here..:)
Lucindawind
so beautiful ..love the feather colours xx
LjMaxx replied
T.Y. Lucinda.. There were several parrot species I saw while there.. So intelligent they are too… :)
Kate Adams
Fabulous capture and colours…awesome image!!!
LjMaxx replied
Hi Kate. Thanks… :)
Joe Thill
Beautiful bird Lj .Great detail and colors. Well done!
LjMaxx replied
Thanks Joe… Appreciate it.. :)
mariaGonzalez
OUr family while growing up in Nicaragua, had a big bird that looked like that. SHE was gorgous and lived a long long time. HE got stolen, buy he would call us to the table to eat, he would say the names of all my aunts and uncles who lived there as kids. Her name was pastora and i’m feeling ispired to paint something about her. I have a scar to remember her. She got me when I was 4 right on the thumb. She didn’t like kids. My grandma sais that my aunts and uncles would harrass her when they were kids.
LjMaxx replied
Hi Marie… Sorry your bird was stolen. Thats terrible.. I think a paintng of her sounds like a great idea.. Your art is lovely… I felt lucky to have seen the ones I did while on vaca.. Glad you commented.. Please stop by again…T.Y… :)
rmenaker
fantastic shot… love the colors, Lj…
LjMaxx replied
Thanks so much here rm. :)
lacitrouille
Most whimsical and colourful! I love it. :)
LjMaxx replied
Thanks so much for this fine comment .. I really appreciate it.. :) T.Y.!!!
deegarra
oh wow wow wow, i love it.. fabulous, outstanding
LjMaxx replied
Thanks so much for this fine comment Dee and the purchase.. .. I really appreciate it.. :) T.Y.!!!
Carol Barona
This is truly stunning! Wow, instant FAV! Detail is amazing!
LjMaxx replied
Hi Carol. Thanks so much.. For the fav too! :)
Waleska Luker
So cute!
LjMaxx replied
He was a cutie.. Very flexable too. Quiet a handsome bird.. Thanks Waleskal..:)
kreesor
“I keep my feathers numbered for just such an emergency!!”
Spectacular capture Lj!! :)
LjMaxx replied
Now thats good thinking.. I think I will adopt that same policy K… Thanks…:)
Michael Rowley...
awsome capture !! cheers
LjMaxx replied
Good morning Michael.. ManyThanks to you here..:)
Veronica Schultz
Very cute!
LjMaxx replied
Thanks so much for commenting Veronica.. :)
WayoftheWarrior
One of the best!
LjMaxx replied
Thanks so much for this fine comment Tony.. I really appreciate it.. :) T.Y…
LudaNayvelt
he is very pretty, well done LJ
LjMaxx replied
Thanks Luda..
blamo
brilliant really stands out from the crowd ….............. Quality
LjMaxx replied
Thanks so much for this fine comment Blamo.. I really appreciate it.. :) T.Y. oxo
Gary L. Suddath
awesome color and detail….excellent
LjMaxx replied
Hi Gary.. Thanks.. They were all so beautifully colorful, Intelligent and quite entertaining… :)
ilpo laurila
Great shot, beautiful colors.
LjMaxx replied
Thanks for commenting here lLpo.. :)
Tainia Finlay
Stunning! Instant fave … if I could fave it times over I would :D
LjMaxx replied
I so appreciate this comment & the fav too Tainia.. Thanks.. :)
NatyRosado
Gorgeous!
LjMaxx replied
Hi Naty.. Thanks so much for commmenting here..:)
bill oneil
Bloody Beaudy….as we would say over here….I dont know why fhis didnt come up on my watchlist, but it’s fantasticlly beautiful.
LjMaxx replied
Bloody great comment to get Bill.. Thank you! :)
Antanas
lovely capture, well done
LjMaxx replied
Thanks so much for commmenting here Antanas..:)
Adam Gormley
Hi Tainia, breathtaking shot here, beautiful colours, and detail! Well captured :)
LjMaxx replied
Hi Adam… I am LjMaxx.. Thanks I hope.. lol.. Kidding ya.. Have done the same thing myself.. I really appreciate the comment..:)
Jeffrey Palm
A fabulous capture for sure!!! Lj great job!
LjMaxx replied
SHe was a delight.. A talker too. with a sense of humor i might add.. T.Y..:)
Von McKnelly
I thought this was my great aunt Maggie…she wore bright color hats and feather boas. She too had a squawk that could be heard from afar. lol
Brilliant image Maxx from top to bottom!!
LjMaxx replied
It is your anut Maggie.. I met with her a few weeks back while travleing.. SHe doed squak alot too.. I agree.. Yikes huh…lol.. She just adores you.. as do I.. Thanks so much for cking her out here Von..Hope all is well with you.. T.Y.. :)..
Julie Thomas
awesome shot… the colours and detail are magnificent!
LjMaxx replied
Hey Julie. Thanks so much for cking out my feather issues bird.. I really appreciate it..:)
JennyDean
wonderful capture.
LjMaxx replied
Hey Jenny. Thanks so much for the comment left…Have a good weekend too. :)
chijude
Love your sense of humour. They are such punchy birds … full of themselves.
LjMaxx replied
Good morning.. Thanks so much for this comment.. Yes. they are indeed…:)
cdudak
Love your title LJ, the coloring is so vivid in here. Instant fav…Kay
LjMaxx replied
Thanks Kay,. She was a talker too.. I appreciate the fav as well.. :)
camerahappy
...and still beautiful as ever! Fantastic photo, I love this!
LjMaxx replied
Hi C.H.. Thanks so much for commenting here. :)
Rebecca Bryson
Lovely shot of this parrot preening
LjMaxx replied
Thanks so much Rebecca.. They were all such fascinating birds to watch for me.. :)
mlynnd
This is SO CUTE! Love your comments.
LjMaxx replied
Hey Lynn. Thanks for the look here and comment.. She was a talker… :)
Marjorie Wallace
How funny this is! A beautiful capture and delightful writing and in-sight.
LjMaxx replied
Thanks M… I was trying hard to find the best in having my feathers ruffled for sure.. :)
Béla Török
Fabulous capture, Lj!
LjMaxx replied
Hi Bela….. Thanks so much commenting… :)
Samantha Goode
This is amazing Lj – the colours and detail are superb!!! Really stunning!
LjMaxx replied
Thanks Samantha.. I sooo enjoyed observing these birds while on vaca as of recent.. :)
Robert Elliott
wonderful, superb image
maxy
Ahhh yes.. the comb-over! This is wonderful -the colors are fantastic!
rdotter
Super clear with great detail on this beautiful bird, as usual. Nice background too, Excellent, LJ!
LjMaxx replied
Thanks so much Dog.. Just b-m’d ya too.. :)
Rosina Lamberti
Gorgeous work….just lovely
LjMaxx replied
Thanks Rosina.. Sorry so late.. I just saw this.. I so appreciate your comments and time.. Thank you~
zooreka
I love it!!! Just got done uploading a 3d composite of Macaws in their Natural Habitat… This guy looks a lot as though he could be a Brasilian Variety
khadhy
wONDERFUL COLORS. YOU HAVE GREAT WORK.
LjMaxx replied
Good morning.. So appreciate your commenting here. Thank you~
CraigsMom
I just saw this in the challenge (You’re Accepted) and had to tell you how much I liked it! Great shot, and very funny!!!
LjMaxx replied
Thanks so much for commenting on him C.M. I appreciate it~
Ginny York
LOL Well I guess we wouldn’t mind having our feathers ruffled if we looked this good when it happened. smile Fantastic shot LJ with awesome color saturation and an expression to die for. hahaha Love it!
Shoaib .
amazing bird
seductress
VERY IMPRESSING!
SandraRos
I came snooping around in your photographs tonight and found this awesome capture, It is WONDERFUL!! I love your caption!!! Myself and a fellow Bubbler went to a Bird Park close to my home last week and I also got a capture of one of these guys but mine is not as beautiful and special as yours. Very well done!!
PPPhotoArt
isn’t he a gorgeous speciman??? wonderful capture and certainly made me smile, thanks for that LJ!!
LjMaxx replied
He was a stunner bird.. Thanks P.. Glad it made you smile. He did me too! :)
jwinman
this is brilliant! I love birds… I always find feathers to have such fascinating color and textures.
LjMaxx replied
I am so sorry to have missed this comment. Pardon my very late reply.. I am truely grateful for it and again my apologies.. T.Y.. ~:)
kenspics
LOL… could double as a feather duster in a pinch!!!!
Fantastic shot.. and delightful commentary!!!
LjMaxx replied
Thanks so much Ken.. Saw this one while in Mexico last year. ~:)
LjMaxx replied
To bad he couldn’t just fly around and dust my house.. Hahahhaa.
autumngirl
(grin) This is another nice shot!
LjMaxx replied
Hi Autumngirl. Nice to meet you. I am a fan of your artwork instantly! T.Y.. ~:)
Bunny Clarke
Gorgeous capture. A wonderfully vibrant work.
LjMaxx replied
Thanks Bunny.. Saw him on my last visit to Mex. He was a talker too.. Loud.. lol.. ~:)
SandraRos
This is stunning !!! So sharp and brilliant focus I know it is not always easy to achieve this with animals especially these guys as they are always so busy. Really a wonderful and excellent capture
LjMaxx replied
Thanks Sandra. This guy was a show off.. lol. ~:)
DottieDees
This is an amazing capture!
LjMaxx replied
Hi Dottie. Many Thanks to you here.. ~:)
Bloodnok
I can only say, “WOW”, otherwise speechless in admiration of your camera skills LJ
Bloodnok
What a fantastic photograph
LjMaxx replied
Your so kind BN.. T.Y.. I so admire your work and talents which are many.. I get excited to see a new post from you. Always keeps me motivated to keep trying to learn better the programs so that I too one day can create such beauty.. Have a great day~ :)))
Karen Tillotson
Wonderful…comical little write-up too…great work!!!!
LjMaxx replied
Hi Karen. Thanks so much for commenting here.. This bird was a show off and alot of fun to photograph… )))
love2shoot
Gorgeous bird with amazing colors! Excellent work here. :)
LjMaxx replied
I appreciate your taking the time to comment here l2s.. Thanks~
EstherJohnson
Perfection!
LjMaxx replied
He sure liked to have his picture taken E.. Thanks here.. ~:)
MendipBlue 22 days ago
I love the colours and the ruffled feathers give the picture much more interest than a straight portrait.
Good works
LjMaxx replied 22 days ago
Thanks for ck-ing out & commenting my Parrot M.B.. Much appreciation to you… ~:)
Lance Leopold 10 days ago
Love it!!
LjMaxx replied 8 days ago
This Parrot has loads of personality.. He loved having the camera on him.. lol.. Thanks so much for commenting here Lance~