There were quite a few interesting parrots, however, the rarest of which was a Glaucous Macaw. It was the first time I had seen an example of this very rare bird. It had, I was given to understand, been in the collection for over 20 years and was known to be over forty five years of age. Although its plumage was in very good condition, the bird was evidently suffering from senile decay.
(Website editor note: there has been some discussion in recent times about whether this bird was really a Glaucous Macaw. I have been sent a very old picture accompanying a newspaper article of the time by Claudio Bertonatti from the Fundación Vida Silvestre Argentina in Buenos Aires. I have little doubt that the macaw pictured is a Hyacinthine Macaw, although very senile.)
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Wednesday 7th June 2023
Update on windfarm situation
An article appeared in the March 2023 issue of the German "Papageien" magazine with the source being given as Birdlife International. You can access the translation of the article under the content page of Lear’s Macaws in the Wild.
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" Naturam expellas furca, tamen usque recurret "
( If you drive out nature with a pitchfork, she will soon find a way back)
Horace (65-8 BC)