Via Flickr:
The Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao)
is a large, red, yellow and blue South American parrot, a member of a large group of Neotropical parrots called macaws. It is native to humid evergreen forests of tropical South America.
Scarlet Macaws mate for life. The hen lays two or three white eggs in a tree cavity. The female incubates the eggs for about five weeks, and the chicks fledge from the nest about 90 days after hatching and leave their parents about a year later. Juveniles reach sexual maturity at five years of age. The Scarlet Macaw can live up to 75 years in captivity, although a more typical lifespan is 40 to 50 years.
In the words of one of our guides, these birds live an extremely romantic life, as they make love every morning and die of grief if they lose their partner.
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Colours of Love....
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