scarlet macaw

Scarlet Macaw from Amazon Rain Forest in Ecuador.

Cocovado National Park - Costa Rica

Going up

Couple eating. In Venezuela it is known by the name of flag Macaw because it shares the same colors as the Venezuelan flag

Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao subso. guayaquilensis) Bosque del Ro Tigre Lodge, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. About 1 km east of the town Dos Brazos de Ro Tigre. Pacific secondary rain forest at ca. 130 m (427 ft) elevation.

Stanley fortunatley had these birds low down in the trees to get some great shots. When I was at Carara area they were all in the tree tops and this was the best I could manage. Still a fantastic bird to see.

Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao guayaquilensis) Two subspecies are recognized with subspecies guyaquilensis being the only one in Costa Rica. It is the National bird of Honduras. Like most Psttacids the Scarlet Macaw is long lived, 30-50 years. Photographed this Macaw eating the fruits of the...

Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao guayaquilensis) Two subspecies are recognized with subspecies guyaquilensis being the only one in Costa Rica. It is the National bird of Honduras. Like most Psttacids the Scarlet Macaw is long lived, 30-50 years. Photographed this Macaw eating the fruits of the...

Hand embroidered macaw with rag rug techniques on the branch

Foto taken 8 KM landinward from Tibau do sol 40 KM south of Natal, Brazil

Taken 24Jan2010 in moist tropical forest, at ~130m asl in private forest reserve of Bosque del Cabo Lodge, Cabo Matapalo at tip of Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica.

taken in the wild @ Rio Sierpe

These two endangered Scarlet Macaws were in the air over Carate, Costa Rica. We saw as many as 22 in the air at once while visiting the humid rainforests of the Osa Peninsula.

Taken from a boat on the Tarcol River I had the 600mm lens mounted on a tripod at the Bow of the boat the skill of the boatman in holding the boat on station while I got focus on the bird was amazing. This is a cracking bird, unfortunatly all the Macaws are targets of the pet trade, It is about...

Reserva Nacional Tambopata, Peru

These scarlet macaws were flying from tree to tree feeding on almonds. They were shrouded in a fine mist that blew in from the Pacific Ocean and sparkled in the sunlight. This is an uncropped, full frame photo. Look closely and you will see 5 macaws.

These belonged to a flock of about 14 scarlet macaws. Eating from almond tree Terminalia catappa right on the beach