In 2006, Young claimed to have photographed a putative new species of parrot in southern Queensland, calling it the blue-fronted fig parrot. A forensic expert suspected that some colour of the bird's plumage had been altered, changing its brow from red to blue. Young maintained that he did not alter the colours, stating that he only lightened or darkened parts of the images. He said that he had deleted the original photographs of the bird which were requested by the forensic expert.
