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Costa Rica’s hidden gem

Katie — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:48:59 +0000

I’m afraid my photography skills don’t really do this scene justice. What you can’t see is that there are around thirteen pairs of Scarlet Macaw dotted among these almond trees, squawking and squabbling over the nuts. This must be the macaw equivalent of a coffee morning. Apparently this event is no novelty along this stretch [...]

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Macaws in Peru’s Amazon

Pura — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:17:57 +0000

I took this photo at dawn deep in the heart of the Peruvian Amazon, the Tambopata Reserve to be precise. These are imaginatively named blue and yellow macaws on their way for breakfast at the clay lick. Not just any clay lick but what is thought to be the largest parrot/macaw clay lick in the [...]

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