Enchanted Emerald Forest Macaws

Parent-rearing the Scarlet Macaw

September 8 1998:Tabasco 44 days (956 g), Cayenne 41 days (887 g)

I heard noises coming from the nest box when the parents were not in the nest.  This was not vocalization—the babies vocalize very little. This sounded like scratching. I think the babies are starting to exercise their wings inside the nest. However, they do not flap their wings when I try to get a glimpse of them.

 

Tabasco and Cayenne, six weeks old,

Photo by Kashmir Csaky

Tabasco and Cayenne, six weeks old, are comfortable during the daily inspection

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