I've always loved this clip from Winged Migration

[plax]

[ame="http://youtube.com/watch?v=kh9X--j_gGw"]HYACINTH MACAW ESCAPES TRAPPER: A Clip from WINGED MIGRATION - YouTube[/ame]

 

[SandyBee]

WOW

Great clip, so sad to see all those animals and birds trapped.

 

[JerseyWendy]

Thanks a million for sharing this, Plax. I will have to look into buying this film now.

I swear, in the beginning of the clip as I was watching and listening to the Macaws, in my head I heard the song "What a wonderful World"....until I saw the boat with all the poor trapped animals. ...then the music changed to "Twilight Zone".

 

[plax]

Yeah, it pretty well presents the sharp contrast between the magnificent splendor of their natural freedom and when they hit the devastating brick wall of human greed. That's so impactful and so sad

But you should see Zaf watching the first part of it from my shoulder. He loves the flight part and bounces up and down and keeps looking at me and then back at the screen. He really responds to their calls!

 

[Birdlover11]

Parrots really are the smartest animals in the world. It's depressing to see such beautiful animals trapped and imported. Did you know that they WERE only 2 sphix macaws in the wild. They were beautiful creatures but they were over hunted. BOth were a male and female, everybody hoped they would mate but they didn't. Now they are major breeding faculties training pet spuinxes to be released so they could bring back the species. They were the same kind of birds in Rio the movie.

 

[mtdoramike]

That breaks my heart to see all those beautiful animals roaming free only to be trapped and carried off. I'm thrilled to see that one escaped.

 

[Birdlover11]

Here's a pic of one

 

[plax]

Parrots really are the smartest animals in the world. It's depressing to see such beautiful animals trapped and imported.

Indeed so :02:

Did you know that they WERE only 2 sphix macaws in the wild. They were beautiful creatures but they were over hunted. BOth were a male and female, everybody hoped they would mate but they didn't. Now they are major breeding faculties training pet spuinxes to be released so they could bring back the species. They were the same kind of birds in Rio the movie.

We discussed the most endangered (and the already extinct) Macaws, including the Spix/Spix's Macaw, several weeks ago in this thread:

http://www.parrotforums.com/macaws/21131-how-much-did-you-pay-your-macaw-6.html#post171923

When they're gone, they're gone... and that's so very sad :02:

 

[plax]

Here's a pic of one

Yes, it's so tragic. Thanks

 

[tab_xo]

this is truly heartbreaking. no animal deserves that after being happy and free...could not of been happier that at least one escaped <3

would you believe as soon as i started the video, fargo flew over, climbed over to my hand and then just stared at the screen the whole time, didnt talk or scream like he usually does when he hears another bird, but instead just watched..

 

[plax]

this is truly heartbreaking. no animal deserves that after being happy and free...could not of been happier that at least one escaped <3

Yes Tab, it's such a sad thing... and to make it much worse, many parrots have died during the transports :'( Birds are very fragile in terms of how much stress they can take :02:

would you believe as soon as i started the video, fargo flew over, climbed over to my hand and then just stared at the screen the whole time, didnt talk or scream like he usually does when he hears another bird, but instead just watched..

While that's truly amazing about Fargo, I certainly believe it... Macaws are really drawn to this clip and Fargo is a very smart Macaw. Plus I think the intended powerful message from the clip becomes quite clear as it switches scenes to the captured animals. Parrots can and do feel empathy.

 

[Karigan]

I watched that movie last week, this was definitely the best scene.

 

[JerseyWendy]

Plax, please forgive me, it's still quite early, and I probably shoudn't be looking to place an order for this film with my eyes still half shut, but would you please be so kind and tell me which of these is the right film/documentary? Or all they all the same?

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=winged+migration"]Amazon.com: winged migration[/ame]

 

[Alwese]

It is amazing how macaws know it is another macaw when they see and hear one on U-
Tube. My boy Doogie is especially attentive. You can spend hours watching all the macaws talk and videos people have made of their birds there. What really amazes me is how my birds know when they are in the presence of a FEMALE macaw; then all bets about what they will do or how they will act are off.

 

[plax]

Plax, please forgive me, it's still quite early, and I probably shoudn't be looking to place an order for this film with my eyes still half shut, but would you please be so kind and tell me which of these is the right film/documentary? Or all they all the same?

Amazon.com: winged migration

Wendy, I get a 404 error with your link.

 

[JerseyWendy]

Plax, please forgive me, it's still quite early, and I probably shoudn't be looking to place an order for this film with my eyes still half shut, but would you please be so kind and tell me which of these is the right film/documentary? Or all they all the same?

Amazon.com: winged migration

Wendy, I get a 404 error with your link.

Hmm.

I hope this works. Is it this one?
[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Winged-Migration/dp/B000MQ7B1I"]Amazon.com: Winged Migration: Philippe Labro, Jacques Perrin, Christophe Barratier: Amazon Instant Video[/ame]

or this one?
[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Winged-Migration-Blu-ray-Jacques-Perrin/dp/B000KC829Y/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1351953426&sr=8-4&keywords=winged+migration"]Amazon.com: Winged Migration [Blu-ray] (2009): Jacques Perrin: Movies & TV[/ame]

 

[plax]

Plax, please forgive me, it's still quite early, and I probably shoudn't be looking to place an order for this film with my eyes still half shut, but would you please be so kind and tell me which of these is the right film/documentary? Or all they all the same?

Amazon.com: winged migration

Wendy, I get a 404 error with your link.

Hmm.

I hope this works. Is it this one?
[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Winged-Migration/dp/B000MQ7B1I"]Amazon.com: Winged Migration: Philippe Labro, Jacques Perrin, Christophe Barratier: Amazon Instant Video[/ame]

or this one?
[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Winged-Migration-Blu-ray-Jacques-Perrin/dp/B000KC829Y/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1351953426&sr=8-4&keywords=winged+migration"]Amazon.com: Winged Migration [Blu-ray] (2009): Jacques Perrin: Movies & TV[/ame]

Those are both it. The latter simply appears to be a re-release that's available on Blu-ray.

 

[JerseyWendy]

Awesome, thanks so much, Plax