What’s wrong with this picture?
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here are two major flaws that are not hard to identify in this shot of a black-naped oriole I photographed in an aviary at the Bird Park on the island of Bali: 1) the aluminum feeding station bowl at the bottom left and 2) the steel rebar on which the oriole is perched. The rust colored rebar almost simulates a tree branch; nevertheless, it is undesirable because it doesn’t look natural. A minor flaw is the red bird band on the leg. All the captive birds I’ve ever seen have been banded, and this is one of the first things I do -- clone the band out. To eliminate the aluminum bowl, I used the leaves from the top of the frame and the upper right. This worked out very well as you can see in the picture on the next page. I also covered up all the rebar except the metal portion on
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