Hyacinth Macaw's

[whyone]

The largest of the flighted parrots, these beautiful, charismatic birds are now sadly classified as 'vulnernable' due primarily to the pet trade and habitat loss.

Photos taken in the northern Pantanal a few weeks ago.

 

[Humphrey]

Love the colour of the parrots, beats a black crow any day.

 

[Lepus]

Lovey set of photos , what beautiful birds , never heard or seen these before , glad you shared them with us .

 

[whyone]

Thank you for your kind comments gents...though I won't have a word said against crows...great, characterful birds

 

[Testudo Man]

A beautiful bird/species to see.

 

[whyone]

Yes indeed.

It's a terrible shame that their numbers in the wild are dwindling.

I watched the pair at the mouth of the nest hole feeding off about a dozen Chestnut-eared Aracari's who were trying to get them away so they could get at the eggs or young.... parrot are not quiet birds at the best of the times, but this caused quite a cacophony!!!