Great Green Macaws

[cr_wildlife]

I commented in a recent post that I am on the Board of Directors of the Macaw Recovery Network, an NGO headquartered in Costa Rica that is dedicated to parrot conservation. One of their initial targets for conservation intervention is the Great Green Macaw, Ara ambiguus. This species is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List with fewer than 2500 birds in the wild. Thus, I was delighted to see this active nest in the Sarapique region of Costa Rica on my recent trip. I have included two images, one showing the parents on the edge of the nest hollow, and the other to show the unusually large size of the opening into the hollow. Most parrots nest in tree hollows, but the opening is usually just large enough for the adults to squeeze through. In this case, the opening is huge, but this pair has been using this site successfully for some time.

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[jadewolf]

Beautiful birds and photos! I just love macaws. Hopefully the recovery efforts are successful!

 

[cr_wildlife]

Thank you , Jade! Work is ongoing and progress is being made. You can check it out a macawrecoverynetwork.org

 

[Winston Churchill (Sir)]

Beautiful photos of beautiful birds. So few people really understand how critically endangered they (and many other species) are.

 

[cr_wildlife]

Beautiful photos of beautiful birds. So few people really understand how critically endangered they (and many other species) are.

Almost one third of all parrot species are threatened with extinction according to the IUCN Red List! Lots of conservation work to be done!

 

[Steve]

Great images. I actually kind of like the 2nd one the best - it really shows off the size of the tree cavity!

 

[Mark Garfinkel]

Nice, liked them both

 

[cr_wildlife]

Great images. I actually kind of like the 2nd one the best - it really shows off the size of the tree cavity!

Thanks, Steve,

 

[cr_wildlife]

Nice, liked them both

Thank you, Mark!

 

[Rookie Roy]

Beautiful birds and images. Thank you for your efforts!

 

[Charles Loy]

real nice images of a couple cool birds.

 

[cr_wildlife]

real nice images of a couple cool birds.

Thank you very much, Charles!

 

[cr_wildlife]

Beautiful birds and images. Thank you for your efforts!

Thank you!

 

[Irap]

Great shot, it is great to see them in the wild and not in a cage.

 

[cr_wildlife]

I certainly agree with that!