Beautiful birds flying free. That's all.
March 5, 2016 7:46 AM Subscribe
These are birds I have only ever seen in cages as pets. It is majestic to see them actually as wild creatures flying and being themselves. Thank you for posting this.
posted by hippybear at 8:03 AM on March 5, 2016 [2 favorites]
posted by hippybear at 8:03 AM on March 5, 2016 [2 favorites]
I always enjoy watching clips of cavorting/flying animals, because I don't get out enough, at least to places with scarlet macaws and elephants and tree sloths and giant beetles etc.
But I wish I had a choice of soundtracks. Like A) The usual repetitive swooping synthesized strings with a pretty piano part or B) Something appropriately indigenous.
posted by kozad at 8:59 AM on March 5, 2016 [1 favorite]
But I wish I had a choice of soundtracks. Like A) The usual repetitive swooping synthesized strings with a pretty piano part or B) Something appropriately indigenous.
posted by kozad at 8:59 AM on March 5, 2016 [1 favorite]
Watching how much ecstasy they're in all over each other makes me wonder how pet macaws would react to a scarlet macaw hand puppet complete with a thumb and forefinger operated beak for grooming; would it be 'what took you so long to figure this out, featherless?', or life-long uncanny valley PTSD?
Anyway, I noticed the keeper wore a scarlet top when she dealt with that feeding platform -- and even used a brush with scarlet bristles!
posted by jamjam at 10:33 AM on March 5, 2016
Anyway, I noticed the keeper wore a scarlet top when she dealt with that feeding platform -- and even used a brush with scarlet bristles!
posted by jamjam at 10:33 AM on March 5, 2016
Gorgeous. Thank you for posting this. It's made my Saturday.
posted by essexjan at 11:13 AM on March 5, 2016
posted by essexjan at 11:13 AM on March 5, 2016
Horrible, terrible music. But great video.
posted by jeff-o-matic at 11:57 AM on March 5, 2016
posted by jeff-o-matic at 11:57 AM on March 5, 2016
What beautiful creatures; especially lovely when they are not caged up. Thank you for posting.
posted by cynical pinnacle at 7:23 AM on March 6, 2016
posted by cynical pinnacle at 7:23 AM on March 6, 2016
old National Geographic article about macaws in the wild:
http://stanford.edu/group/tro/NatGeo%20-%20TRC%201994.pdf
posted by girl Mark at 4:15 PM on March 6, 2016
http://stanford.edu/group/tro/NatGeo%20-%20TRC%201994.pdf
posted by girl Mark at 4:15 PM on March 6, 2016
Watching how much ecstasy they're in all over each other makes me wonder how pet macaws would react to a scarlet macaw hand puppet complete with a thumb and forefinger operated beak for grooming; would it be 'what took you so long to figure this out, featherless?', or life-long uncanny valley PTSD?
In my experience, they love it just fine without the hand puppet. A bird who wants scritches is...well, it's one of the best feelings I've ever felt. This thing that can fly away when it wants -- and will -- is instead nibbling on my neck and poking me in the ear with his beak until I scratch his head, and then he will turn every which way to make sure I am scratching where he wants.
I've been fortunate enough to see scarlet macaws in the wild, and it's really literally breathtaking. They don't look real, they're so beautiful.
/crazy bird lady
posted by fiercecupcake at 12:26 PM on March 7, 2016 [1 favorite]
In my experience, they love it just fine without the hand puppet. A bird who wants scritches is...well, it's one of the best feelings I've ever felt. This thing that can fly away when it wants -- and will -- is instead nibbling on my neck and poking me in the ear with his beak until I scratch his head, and then he will turn every which way to make sure I am scratching where he wants.
I've been fortunate enough to see scarlet macaws in the wild, and it's really literally breathtaking. They don't look real, they're so beautiful.
/crazy bird lady
posted by fiercecupcake at 12:26 PM on March 7, 2016 [1 favorite]
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