pictures: macaws in Peru

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Environmental news for Peru | SLIDESHOWS: Peru 2011 Peru 2005

Scarlet macaw (Ara macao) headshot Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Blue-and-yellow macaw in Peru Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Blue-and-yellow macaw flying in front of purple flowers Ara ararauna. Local name: Guacamayo boliviano Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Close-up on face of a Red-and-green macaw Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Scarlet macaw in the Amazon Reddish-orange fungi on log Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Pair of Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Red-and-green macaw in flight Ara chloroptera (Local name: Guacamayo cabezÛn) Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera) Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Walking stick in the Peruvian rainforest (Peru) Scarlet macaw in the Amazon Scarlet macaw (Ara macao) Local name: Guacamayo escarlata Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Pair of scarlet macaws Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera) Macaws; parrots; and other birds feed on clay for mineral and salt supplementation and to counter dietary toxins they ingest from seeds. The clay lick also serves as a social setting for the birds Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Pair of scarlet macaws playing Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay Birds and other animals feed on clay to neutralize dietary toxins which are ingested during the comsuption of young seeds. Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Red-and-green macaws in flight above clay lick Scientific name: Ara chloroptera Local name: Guacamayo cabezÛn Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Scarlet macaw (Ara macao) headshot Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera) (Peru) Single red-and-green macaw (Ara chloroptera) on branch preparing to feed on clay wall Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Red-bellied macaws (Ara manilata) in flight Local name: Maracana de Aguajal Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Scarlet macaws in flight Large group of parrots and macaws flying Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Scarlet macaw in the Amazon Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); Red-and-green macaws and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay Birds and other animals feed on clay to neutralize dietary toxins which are ingested during the comsuption of young seeds. Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); Red-and-green macaws and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Macaw in flight Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) and Red-bellied macaws (Ara manilata) Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Pair of Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Blue-headed parrots and Yellow-crowned parrots Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Pair of red-and-green macaws fighting in a tree as parrots watch Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Three Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) perched in tree Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera) Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera) Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Scarlet macaws flying in front of purple flowers Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Three Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Pair of Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Pair of Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) flying Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) and Scarlet macaws Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Macaw clay lick from a distance Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay Birds and other animals feed on clay to neutralize dietary toxins which are ingested during the comsuption of young seeds. Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Jaguar footprint in mud (Peru) Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna) and Red-bellied macaws (Ara manilata) Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Feathers of scarlet macaw (Ara macao) (Peru) Slogging through mud along the Tambopata Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay Birds and other animals feed on clay to neutralize dietary toxins which are ingested during the comsuption of young seeds. Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Entire clay lick Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay Birds and other animals feed on clay to neutralize dietary toxins which are ingested during the comsuption of young seeds. Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); Red-and-green macaws and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera) Macaws; parrots; and other birds feed on clay for mineral and salt supplementation and to counter dietary toxins they ingest from seeds. The clay lick also serves as a social setting for the birds Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Green-and-red macaw feeding on crackers after stealing them from a room At the lodge of the Tambopata Research Center Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Blue-and-yellow macaw in Peru Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay Birds and other animals feed on clay to neutralize dietary toxins which are ingested during the comsuption of young seeds. Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera) Macaws; parrots; and other birds feed on clay for mineral and salt supplementation and to counter dietary toxins they ingest from seeds. The clay lick also serves as a social setting for the birds Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay Birds and other animals feed on clay to neutralize dietary toxins which are ingested during the comsuption of young seeds. Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay Birds and other animals feed on clay to neutralize dietary toxins which are ingested during the comsuption of young seeds. Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Macaws feeding on clay wall Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Blue-and-yellow macaws; Scarlet macaws; and parrots on clay lick Birds and other animals feed on clay to help detoxify seeds they eat. Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Red-and-green macaws Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera) Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Macaws feeding on clay lick (Peru) Red-and-green macaws in flight above clay lick Scientific name: Ara chloroptera Local name: Guacamayo cabezÛn Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Macaws feeding on clay wall Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Blue-and-yellow macaws inflight Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera) Macaws; parrots; and other birds feed on clay for mineral and salt supplementation and to counter dietary toxins they ingest from seeds. The clay lick also serves as a social setting for the birds Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Blue-and-yellow macaws (Ara ararauna); Yellow-crowned parrots (Amazona ochrocephala); and Scarlet macaws feeding on clay Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Scarlet macaw perched Red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera) in flight Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5

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