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The Blue and Yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna), also known as the blue-and-gold macaw, is a large South American parrot with blue top parts and yellow under parts. It is a member of the large group of Neotropical parrots known as macaws. It inhabits forest (especially varzea, but also in open sections of terra firme or non-flooded forest) and woodland of tropical South America. There has been a small breeding population in Miami-Dade County, Florida, since the middle 1980s. They are popular in aviculture because of their striking color, ability to talk, ready availability in the marketplace, and close bonding to humans.The blue-and-Yellow macaw (Ara ararauna, Linnaeus 1758) is a member of the genus Ara (Lacepede 1799), one of six genera of Central and South American macaws. Protonym: Psittacus ararauna. The species name is derived from Tupi Ara onamatopoeia macao: macaw; Tupi arara: parrot +una: dark or black, hence "dark parrot/macaw".These birds can reach 76 to 86 cm (30 to 34 in) long and weigh 900 to 1500 grams (1.9 to 3.3 lbs), making it one of the larger members of its family. They are vivid in appearance with blue wings and tail, dark blue chin, golden under parts, and a green forehead. Beaks are black. The naked face is white, turning pink in excited birds, and lined with small black feathers. Blue-and-yellow macaws live from 30 to 35 years in the wild and reach sexual maturity between the ages of 3 and 6 years. There is little variation in plumage across the range. Some birds have a more orange or "butterscotch" underside color, particularly on the breast. This was often seen in Trinidad birds and others of the Caribbean area. The blue-and-yellow macaw uses its powerful beak for breaking nutshells, and also for climbing up and hanging from trees. Macaws primarily eat nuts, seeds and fruits.The blue-and-yellow macaw generally mates for life. They nest almost exclusively in dead palms and most nests are in Mauritia flexuosa palms. The female typically lays two or three eggs. The female incubates the eggs for about 28 days. One chick is dominant and gets most of the food; the others perish in the nest. Chicks fledge from the nest about 97 days after hatching. The male bird's color signals readiness for breeding. The brighter and bolder the colors the better the chance of getting a mate is.
In my backyard one day, late morning into the afternoon I looked up and saw these beautiful clouds in the sky with the sun shining through. I thought WOW, this is gorgeous and started shooting. These are the images I was fortunate to obtain! Photo images credited to Vickie L Klinkhammer of Vickielynne Photography and Designs (VLP&Designs). Photo images may be designed on wearableart and/or home essentials @vlpdesigns.com
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SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 4, 2011) – The participating ships of UNITAS LANT move into formation as they transit to the next port call of the multilateral training exercise. The U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy represented one of four countries contributing resources to this year’s UNITAS event. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Stuart Phillips.
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Geological formations in Watkins Glen State Park. Located in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York, these were formed by glacial movement during the last Ice Age.
Wisps of clouds give us a brief break between tons of rain.
does the face remind someone of hitchcock?
or poirot maybe?
Les 18 membres de la formation initiale (FI) 48 poursuivent leurs apprentissages, avec une manœuvre à TerreAzur
Strange cloud formation as seen at FL350+ over Malaysia while flying from Bangkok to Singapore. We indeed just passed though the storm cloud over the area just a few moment before our descent. A window view from all economy class cabin of B737-300 operated by Air Asia.