PIctures from the book: Page 20

Sometimes when I look at the colour original photos I used in the book, I still wish I could have somehow managed to use colour in the book instead of black and white. Here's a classic example of why:

This is a juvenile Crimson Rosella. The chicks start out with green feathers, but then gradually molt those feathers and end up with red and black (and a little blue here and there).

When you see a juvenile, you think at first it's a different species - the look so VERY different from the adults!