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Ranger Rick's Nature Magazine; November 1979 edition.

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earth fact time. SOME GOOD NEWS!!! the spix's little blue macaw, which has been extinct in the wild for 22 years, have now come back into their home in brazil!

in 2022, 52 captive-bred birds were released back into the wild! they're one of the rarest birds in the world, with only 250 or so in captivity. as of now, the macaws are still alive in the wild and doing well! they also return daily to the spix's macaw release centre to visit their captive flockmates.

if you think they look familiar, they're the same species as blu from the movie rio.

forbes (june 2022) | forbes (july 2022) | birdnote | science.org

photos: patrick pleul

BOTD: Military Macaw

Photo: Jeff Krause

"The Military Macaw probably got its name from the military personnel who first imported the birds to Europe as pets. Like other parrots, Military Macaws are quite noisy; their raucous calls and shrieks can be heard far and wide as flocks travel between roosts, nests, and feeding sites. Favored foraging areas are the highest outer branches of trees, where these macaws forage for fruits and nuts. They nest in tree cavities and on high cliff faces. Once mated, pairs stay together for life."

- American Bird Conservancy

Sir Edwin Landseer

Queen Victoria's Dogs and Parrot (the Royal Pets)

c. 1833-1834

Detail: Hector and Nero

Detail: Dash and Lory (macaw)

L'Ara Tricolor. Pl. 5. | Histoire naturelle des perroquets t.1 | Biodiversity Heritage Library | rawpixel

A Cover Design. Carton Moore-Park.

From The International Studio: An Illustrated Magazine of Fine & Applied Art. Vol. 59. No. 233-236. 1916.

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Scarlet Macaws and Golden Retriever based Transmasc and Queer moodboard with the name Fundip~ ^^ For @xxc00l-k1dzxx c: Hope you enjoy this!!

Want one? Send an ask! -mod Jay

BOTD: Great Green Macaw

Photo: Eric Ellingson

"The Great Green Macaw is one of the largest macaws in the world (second only to the Hyacinth Macaw). It's also known as the Buffon's or Great Military Macaw and in fact was previously considered a subspecies of the smaller, closely-related Military Macaw. Numbers of this majestic macaw have dropped by more than 50 percent over the past 10 years due to extensive habitat loss throughout the species' Central and South American range. It was listed as an endangered species by the United States in 2015."

- American Bird Conservancy

Macaws stand and eat on a rooftop in the Macaracuay neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela.

VIDEO BY ALEJANDRO CEGARRA

hyacinth macaws having a chat // gouache & neocolor on hot press

An as of yet unwritten scene that sort of is like an argument between Nina and Alloblue at one point, but does like lead to a cooldown, but conflicting thoughts on Alloblue's side. It's around the third act of the story with Nina after he's nearly killed by the antagonist, does she want to protect him for what he's done for her in return. As he does have a tough choice of a goal, he truly wants to either die fighting the antagonist himself for what he's taken from him and rejoin his family. However, it's then Nina reassures him he isn't going to be alone in his fight. Despite willing to fight the antagonist herself, she wants to regain her freedom back as Alloblue becomes nearly overprotective for her own safety from the antagonist. But she is also unwilling to leave him entirely and wants to make progress for him at living life again, with her promising to help him in the process.

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