Originally posted by TimR Thanks Rob, My reds tend to oversaturate. So thats why I was asking.
No worries. I just checked the EXIF and the camera was set to spot exposure and 0EV offset. Out of habit from the days of film, I often underexpose with a -1/3EV offset. In this case, it looks like the exact centre of the image is the pink blossom the Rosella was eating, so it probably resulted in the bird being a bit under-exposed ie I got lucky.
I had set the spot mode when photographing the Silvereyes, which had bright sky in the background. Even centre-weighted wouldn't have worked as well.
My worst device for over-saturated reds is my Nikon film scanner, I believe because it uses an LED light source.