Macaws in the Wild

[Tami2]

I thought you might enjoy these images I found online:

~Wild Macaws~

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dejeuxx/30318441094/in/dateposted/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dejeuxx/28441844272/in/dateposted/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dejeuxx/26566668144/in/dateposted/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dejeuxx/26371775060/in/dateposted/

 

[SailBoat]

Thank you! The Macaw Snobs will be loving the photo's!

 

[Tami2]

Thanks Sailboat

I just love this video:

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a2fksGJOJg"]Wild Macaws Come for a Visit || ViralHog - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Tami2]

Cool video that gets sad pretty qiuckly.

I wasn't aware there were wild Macaws in Miami.

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pYleuyC0QY"]Why Are Wild Parrots Disappearing in Miami? | Short Film Showcase - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Cardinal]

Really Beautiful! The Photo of Scarlets is Ethereal. The photo of the macaws in flight is awesome too.

 

[Allee]

Thank you for posting this thread, Tami. Great photo of the Hyacinths. I wasn’t aware of the wild macaws in Florida. Sweet video of the blue and golds sharing a banana.

 

[rdc]

Heart-warming to see these birds flying free.

Gut-wrenching to see poaching of these birds.

No question in my mind that humans are the invasive species.

 

[rdc]

Thanks for these nice images of macaws in the wild.

 

[Tami2]

Oh you are welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed them as much as I did.

I had no idea about the Blue & Golds in Miami. How cool is that? Than of course the horror of the poachers. I agree w/ you rdc.

I feed the local birds and I would be in my glory if I had 10-15+ B&G macaws flying over and eating bananas out of my hands, that is just unreal!!

We have a very large colony of quakers here in NJ. The story is they were either set free or escaped a boat for the pet trade back in 1968. And have been thriving here and in Brooklyn NY and elsewhere for 50 years.

There's also a really thorough video about all the parrots in California. I found it last night when I was viewing the other videos. California has a lot, I was really surprised. At the end of the video the guy posted a few hybrid species. It was super cool & very interesting. The only critique I have was he labelled the DYH Amazon 'Yellow Head Amazon' He may have mislabeled other species, but I noticed that one.
If I can find it again, I'll post it here.

 

[Tami2]

I found it, it is a little long b/c there are so many.

Wild Parrots of California:​

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnyHT6Sqq2E"]Parrots Of California - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Allee]

Incredible video, Tami, thank you for looking it up. I had no idea there were so many wild flicks in California, this thread really makes me want to visit. I’ve been feeding wild birds for years, I can’t imagine having wild parrots show up for a meal.

 

[Tami2]

Incredible video, Tami, thank you for looking it up. I had no idea there were so many wild flicks in California, this thread really makes me want to visit. I’ve been feeding wild birds for years, I can’t imagine having wild parrots show up for a meal.

I know me too!
I was thinking the exact same thing. I'd like to travel to CA just to see the parrots. Ha I am a wildlife photographer & would LOVE photographing wild parrots. Bucket list for sure.

I’m not sure where you are in Texas. But, before you head west to CA, you should go south. You have a bunch of parrot colonies in your own state, including QPs.
There are large colonies of Green parakeets & Red-crowned Parrots in the Rio Grande Valley. I think they said about 2500 Red-crowns? I found this out the other night while on You Tube as well.
I'd post the video, but it's really long & it takes a while for them to get to the parrot section. So, cool.
If I had to guess, I'd say there might be wild parrots in most of the southern states. . .