Joolesgreyuk Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 I thought other members might like to see some pics I took from a zoo at the weekend. These beautiful birds took my breath away. The fairest of them all - the beautiful Hyacinth Macaw, THE most endangered of the parrot species. You'd need a very large house to keep this one as a pet - not recommended as it's probably illegal to do so! Hope these pics come out, this is my second attempt :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eckobird Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Beautiful birds! Thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tycos_mom Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Wow Just beautiful I love them so much but I would never want one as a pet I would be constantly worried I'd do something wrong and might kill it I'll admire from a distance and let the profftional handle their care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joolesgreyuk Posted April 7, 2009 Author Share Posted April 7, 2009 I couldn't get over the size of the feet and length of tails on these blue Macaws, also they seemed keen to interact with us even though they were only partially tame. The colours were vibrant and these pics do not do them justice. Imagine these in the wild! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvparrots Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Thanks Joolesgreyuk for sharing your pictures with us!!! I would love to see a Hyacinth Macaw in person, they are so gorgeous. What is the name of the zoo where you saw these magnificent creatures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joolesgreyuk Posted April 7, 2009 Author Share Posted April 7, 2009 Thanks for your enthusiasm guys. luvparrots, these birds were at Paignton zoo in Devon x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
she Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Fantastic pictures.Hyacinth Macaws are just magnificent but yes they are better left to the profesionals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toni Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Thanx for sharing all the different bid pics.They all look nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azzie Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 What amazing colours! Mother Nature sure knows what she's doing = ) Thank you for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranaz Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 wow beautiful pix...loved them... {Nature-00020095}{Nature-00020095} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PitSoulja Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 In all honesty Hyacinths are very very social birds, they are also quite gentle. Their diets highly consist of palm nuts. Considering their diet is extremely expensive the alternatives are many, almonds, walnuts, pecans, ect.. (no peanuts). Considering the diet is expensive the bird is nearly 10 times that amount at a whomping $15,000 for the average Hyacinth. Not only that because the bird is so huge they take almost a year to wean too. As funny as it sounds they make blue and gold macaws look very small in comparison. The power of the beak however. Is crazy. The palm nuts they eat, they can open with ease. In order for us to open the same nut, we need to use a sledge hammer..... If you've ever snapped a twig with your fingers before this bird can do the very same to a broom stick in one bite. As far as playing they play much much rougher than other birds. but their temperment is incredible. If you ever happend to get one it'd be a pretty rewarding experience. If you've ever been on youtube you can see them talking and running around and what not. Their voices are very clear and pretty loud. It's almost like you being in the living room and it's in another room the bird sounds like it's yelling the words. After having time in a bird rescue I liked the hyacinths quite a bit but not enough to actually get one or the hefty tag they come with. But their temperment is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajlinva Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 We went to a Animal Jungle store in Virginia Beach, VA a couple of weeks ago and they had a 8 month old Hyacinth Macaw for sale there. He was the most beautiful bird - price tag of 10,888.00. Very playful, the girl there was just swinging him around and he seemed to be having a blast and enjoying the audience. BIG OLE BEAK!!! :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJsHoney Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 I feel bad i keep talking all about other people never myself lol, but my cousin has a hyacinth and he is absolutely amazing talk about intimidating when he is on your arm and you have to strain to keep it up!!! he runs around the house standing knee high, and wrestles the dogs lol its funny to watch!! heres a pic of him in his cage<br><br>Post edited by: JJsHoney, at: 2009/06/25 04:43 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvparrots Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Thanks for sharing your cousin's Hyacinth with us Bonnie. I just love them!! But they are too much bird for me!!!! What is your cousin's Hyacinth's name?<br><br>Post edited by: luvparrots, at: 2009/06/25 05:02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJsHoney Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 parden my spelling as i have No idea how to spell it but his name is Dulchae, like dulchae and cabana, just cause hes so expensive.. he is either 2 or 3 yrs old, i think a little closer to 2 because they wean at 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joolesgreyuk Posted June 25, 2009 Author Share Posted June 25, 2009 OMG he is soooo beautiful. If they are weaned at 2 years then they surely must live to a ripe old age. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eckobird Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 WOW! What a gorgeous bird Bonnie. Those beaks are soooo scary looking. My breeder had one as a pet and he was the sweetest thing, he tried to get me to hold him I took a look at that beak and I was like, noooo wayyy! haha, they are very intimidating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Those beaks are very big but they are known as "gentle giants" because they usually have a good disposition at least as compared to other parrots. We had a bird club member who had two of these at least part of the year but she had to give them up because of her poor health, she would bring them to our bird fair so everyone could see them. They do have powerful beaks as they can crack macadamia nut shells and those are very touch, worse than brazil nuts so they have the ability to lop off a finger very easily. Thanks JJ for sharing a pic of one with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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