Bird A Day Blog » Macaw http://birdaday.com A bird photo or video a day... well, almost. Wed, 25 May 2011 01:35:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Most Popular Content [with pics] http://birdaday.com/misc/most-popular-content-with-pics/ http://birdaday.com/misc/most-popular-content-with-pics/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:14:06 +0000 Andrew http://birdaday.com/?p=698 The 3 all-time most viewed pages:

Human Hummingbird Feeder

The Human Hummingbird Feeder

A very amazing thing, this woman feeds live hummingbirds from her hand!  Very popular with our readers, this places at #1.

 Parrot Training

Parrot Training

Interestingly, our parrot training promotion is the #2 most popular destination.
Parrot Cage Giveaway

Parrot Cage Giveaway

We gave away this awesome parrot cage awhile back…  It still generates interest, perhaps we should do it again? :)

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Apparently the animals were owned by an elderly gentleman who was struggling to keep them alive by feeding them dog food.

Full story here: [Exotic birds seized from condemned Colorado home]

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Enjoy.

Parrot from insighta on Vimeo.

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I’m sure you will enjoy the story and pics, as I did. ^_^

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This is my bird MAXIE MACAW!

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Hi, Everyone;

Just popping round to say Hello.

For those of you who have never met Maxie;

What can I say? I love her so very much and I’m very proud of her. She knows 2-3 tricks now that I, unbelievably, have taught her

#1-She can wave Bye-Bye

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#2 She will SPREAD HER WINGS on Command

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3yr old Becca Chuhak giving Maxie the Command to…SPREAD HER WINGS !

For those of you who have had the pleasure of meeting her…I’m sure you were taken back by her and her tricks and her statements. Most times, when Maxie is introduced to someone she will say,

HELLO!

When you stare at her too long, she will say…”WHAT?”

Some times when people leave she will either wave or say… “BYE BYE”.

For the few of you who had the misfortune of being bitten by the ‘monster’…I’m so very sorry! HOPE TO SEE MORE OF YOU SOON!

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All Our Love,

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Maxie & Dina
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This is on craiglist in Spokane washington

Blue and Gold Macaw stolen from Woodinville Wa.

Says “T” , “T Bird”, “Step Up”, “La La”, and fake sneezes

This bird loves men. Please call Christy @ 425-478-9766 or call Pampered Parrots Avian Rescue at 509-218-3438 so this bird can be returned to his owners.

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The perfect gift for yourself or a friend parrot lover.  Click any picture below to go bid!

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]]> http://birdaday.com/video/amazing-macaw-drawing/feed/ 1 All The Amazing Secrets Of The Macaw Parrot http://birdaday.com/articles/all-the-amazing-secrets-of-the-macaw-parrot/ http://birdaday.com/articles/all-the-amazing-secrets-of-the-macaw-parrot/#comments Tue, 05 Dec 2006 16:41:22 +0000 Andrew http://birdaday.com/2006/12/05/all-the-amazing-secrets-of-the-macaw-parrot/ By Dane J Stanton

The macaw parrot is a type of parrot that originates from South America and Africa. There are many different types of macaws and two of the most popular are the Catalina macaw parrot and the blue and yellow macaw parrot. Many people will recognize the macaw from pirate movies as being the parrot that sits on the shoulder of the captain. They were of course used by sailors back in those days for sailors who could not speak. They used to train the macaw parrot to speak for them.

The lifespan of the macaw parrot ranges from 15 to 30 years depending on how well looked after they are. There is lots you can do to make sure your macaw parrot will live for longer and one of the most important things you can do as an owner is to make sure your macaw is consistently being shown attention. Parrots hate nothing more than to be bored and being bored usually decreases their lifespan.

As the macaw parrot is a wild animal that came from the forests of Africa and South America, they must be specially treated. Therefore only trained experts should own a macaw because it takes a lot of effort to maintain these beautiful creatures. One of the things owners use to keep their macaws from boredom is to teach them how to talk. Many people don’t realize that the macaw is an amazing talker. Expert trainers are able to teach their macaw parrot to speak several different phrases and words.

Another thing that trainers like to do to keep their macaw parrots happy is to teach them tricks. These tricks include anything from card tricks to ball games. They are amazing thinkers and have the capacity to solve even the most challenging of problems. Next time you visit the local wildlife reserve and they have a macaw parrot as a part of their wildlife, ask the trainers to show you some of the tricks they have taught their parrots. This will give you a good opportunity to learn many things for when you perhaps decide to get your own macaw parrot one day.

So there it is, the macaw parrot in a nutshell. If you are thinking about getting your own macaw one day than I suggest you spend a lot of time reading and learning all the different training methods involved with this wonderful creatures. There are a myriad of books and resources out there, just make sure you take in the right information and filter out all the jargon.

If you want to know more about Parrots including free information, reviews and much more, or you want to join our FREE Online Parrot Training Course then please visit Parrots (Recommended) or for more free articles all about parrots visit Parrot Training Blog

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There are 2 videos, one on each page. After watching the first one, go to the next page for the link to the second video!

Watch videos

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