Major Mitchell Demonstrates Flare on Landing

When an aircraft is about to land the pilot does a flare (lifting the nose) to reduce speed and touch down gently. This Major Mitchell cockatoo demonstrate the parrot equivalent with flair, and lots of feathers.

This image shot with the Sony 135mm GM lens on a Sony A1, at ISO 100 f/1.8 1/5000 in bright sunshine. Image cropped from 8640x5760 down to 3712x2474; your image has to be sharp to sustain a crop like that.