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Scarlet Macaw - Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A. - 11/1/21

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The Scarlet Macaw is a large, red, yellow and blue South American parrot. It has suffered from local extinction through habitat destruction and capture for the parrot trade, but locally it remains fairly common. It is the national bird of Honduras. The plumage is mostly scarlet, but the rump and tail-covert feathers are light blue, the greater upper wing coverts are yellow, the upper sides of the flight feathers of the wings are dark blue as are the ends of the tail feathers, and the undersides of the wing and tail flight feathers are dark red with metallic gold iridescence. Some individuals may have green in the wings.

There is bare white skin around the eye and from there to the bill. Tiny white feathers are contained on the face patch. The upper mandible is mostly pale horn in color and the lower is black. Juveniles have dark eyes; adults have light yellow eyes. It is frequently confused with the slightly larger Green-winged Macaw, which has more distinct red lines in the face and no yellow in the wing. Scarlet Macaws make very loud, high and sometimes low-pitched, throaty squawks, squeaks and screams designed to carry many miles to call for their groups. The Scarlet Macaw can live up to 75 years in captivity, although a more typical lifespan is 40 to 50 yrs.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarlet_Macaw

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._augustine_florida

Taken in: United States / Florida / Anastasia (show map)

Taken on: November 1, 2021

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Camera: Canon EOS RP, f/6.3, 1/500 sec, 240mm, ISO 500 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS RP
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length:	240mm
ISO:	500
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Windows Photo Editor 10.0.10011.16384
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