#buffon's macaw

[helluvatimes]

Extinction: Something to Chew on

A critically endangered Great Green Macaw (Ara ambiguus) chewing on its favourite gum in its cage in the former Jurong Bird Park. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

Taken wide open at the aperture of f/6.3, the depth-of-field was more than needed to the extent that faint impression of the out-of-focus wire mesh was visible in the background. This was fixed in post with some tweaks to the shadows and mid-tones.

[na-bird-of-the-day]

BOTD: Great Green Macaw

Photo: Eric Ellingson

"The Great Green Macaw is one of the largest macaws in the world (second only to the Hyacinth Macaw). It's also known as the Buffon's or Great Military Macaw and in fact was previously considered a subspecies of the smaller, closely-related Military Macaw. Numbers of this majestic macaw have dropped by more than 50 percent over the past 10 years due to extensive habitat loss throughout the species' Central and South American range. It was listed as an endangered species by the United States in 2015."

- American Bird Conservancy

[renlovesanimals]

Buffon’s macaw at Disney’s Animal Kingdom