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Clay lick rush hour

Red-and-green Macaw (Ara chloroptera)

This clay-lick is about one our boat drive downstream from the Amazon Research and Conservation Center in the...
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Red-and-green Macaw (Ara chloroptera)

This clay-lick is about one our boat drive downstream from the Amazon Research and Conservation Center in the Peruvian Amazon.
The colors of these birds are just mesmerizing and I am grateful the lick was visited during my stay. Some licks are only periodically visited, and only by certain species.

This lick was dominated by the Red-and-green Macaw, but several other species of parrot come, but mostly they are smaller and timid - waiting for their turn.
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3 Comments |
Alfredo_Jose
 
Alfredo_Jose April 12, 2018
Excellent shot!
CURUTCHET
 
CURUTCHET May 16, 2018
they come to take clay to cure themselves from th poison fruit they eat at a certain season when the fruit are edible and not poisonous they may not com ei ma not sure
MRKll
 
MRKll March 15, 2019
Amazing photo & thank you for the background info. You story adds to the beauty of this photo. Keep them coming.
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