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Wind Riders: Search for the Scarlet Macaws (2021)

Story: Jen Marlin -- Art: Izzy Burton

Milwaukee County Zoo parrots outside

A group of parrots are sitting outside on branches. Three of them are probably Scarlet Macaw's and the other one is mainly blue all over, possibly a Blue and yellow Macaw. Another tall bird, possibly an ostrich, is eating in the background. [7/8/1973]

Milwaukee Public Library Historic Photo

Milwaukee Historic Photos

dont need the light to see you shine

WINGED ACE AUUUU

She’s a smoldering beauty

So big and bright

This bad boy can fit a surprising amount of colour changes

Scarlet macaw for day 2 of ComplicatedKnots' 7 Days of Crochet!

bird brain

Here’s a gift I painted for someone who loves to knit - a scarlet macaw sharing his colors with a white umbrella cockatoo.  This tiny (6 x 3 1/4 inches) watercolor and gouache painting is from the very beginning of 2021....feels like a million years ago lol. 

Red and Blue Macaw. Henry Stacy Marks (1829-1898)

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A scarlet macaw bird person! I really like how her beak turned out!

Hehe. Hanging out.,,.

meet my lego bird, his name is grian

he has a log that he stands on but i havent built it yet

Scarlet macaw, Ara macao (1596-1610) | Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt | Rijksmuseum | rawpixel

Animal of the Day!

Cuban Macaw (Ara tricolor)

(Painting by Jacques Barraband)

Extinction Date- 1864

Habitat- Cuba

Size (Weight/Length)- 50 cm long

Diet- Seeds; Fruits

Cool Facts- The Cuban macaw was widespread throughout Cuba but, unfortunately, little is known about their behavior. They were thought to have nested in hollow trees and live in small flocks. They most likely ate hard seeds, like palm nuts, and tough fruits, crushing them with their beak. Cuban macaws were originally hunted for their feathers and meat by native peoples but when Europeans arrived in the 15th century, they were prized cagebirds. The macaws were captured alive and shipped off to Europe to be sold as a pet. A massive hurricane was the nail in the coffin and the rest of the macaws were wiped out. Scarlet macaws remain as the Cuban macaw’s closest relative. While scarlet macaws are considered least concern, they are still threatened by the pet trade and hunting in a similar manner to the Cuban macaw. Conservation efforts to prevent illegal poaching for both dead and alive macaws is in effect throughout their native range.

Rating- 11/10 (One of the smallest macaws and one of the most brilliantly colored.)

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