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13th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Beauty Sleep

There is something so humanistic about this little parrot resting its head on the wire and snoozing. I like to think she's getting her beauty sleep! Also remarkable are the colors of the parrot. This is natural; the colors were not edited to appear brighter.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 01.2015
Date Uploaded: 11.2015
Photo Location: Hyderabad, India
Camera: Canon EOS REBEL T3i
Copyright: © Apurva Yeluru