(Scarlet Macaw) “Sweet Love.” These birds have this figured out. (Please click to enlarge)
Many birds raise offspring jointly and mate for life.
(Yellow Crowned Amazon Parrot) Some of the birds at the Bloedel Conservatory in Vancouver BC are endangered in the wild.
Birds don’t wage wars and they don’t wipe out multiple species and habitats.
(Red Shouldered Macaw) Sometimes I wonder who is more highly evolved?
(Eclectus Parrot) “Imagine all the people living life in peace.”
Cheers to you from our peaceable feathered friends. We can learn a lot from them~
Lyrics Dionne Warwick, Burt Bacharach & John Lennon.
Wow these are amazing! π
So glad!!! Merci beaucoup & cheers to you~
Amazing colors of amazing birds! I love the last photo… Thank you Cindy!
Isn’t that Eclectus Parrot remarkable!!
Yes we can definitely learn π Thank you for sharing! <3
Thank you for appreciating!
Oh my gosh what fantastic gorgeous birds! Makes my day
Your comment just made mine! <3
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Cindy. Cindy’s beautiful bird photos!
Awwww you are such a thoughtful blogger friend! Have a wonderful week my friend~
I adore your pics so much!
<3 <3
Great post and beautiful birds π
Mil grazi & cheers too~
Another supposed “sign” of civilization is the keeping of animals in the prisons we call zoos and conservatories while we destroy their natural habitat. Having said that – beautiful photos, as usual.
Yes, such an impossible choice, put them in a aviary because their species are dying out and their habitat is destroyed. Four species of Amazons are extinct. The San Diego Wild Animal Park has the last one remaining rhino of his species. How sad is this? At least in these two locations they have plenty of room to roam and interact with other species.
Oh, I love the lesson you impart with your beautiful photos, Cindy. I was thinking the same thing: “Why can’t humans be more like these beautiful birds?”
The more I hang out in the natural world the more messed up I think civilization is!
You capture the most stunning colors crisply and without glare. Beautiful bird photography! A pleasure to see.
Hi Lucy! Great to hear from you and thank you too!
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I will do so today and thank you so much for the referral. Peace to you my friend~
Cindy, I love how you add the prose to your collages. And the eclectus parrot is gorgeous! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much for your appreciation!
They’re so beautiful. As soon as i saw the first pair Dionne Warwick started singing in my head. π
Who can be better than wonderful Dionne!!!
Cindy these shots are so stunning! The colours are outstanding!
Great photography
I am honored! Thank you~
You my friend! Are most welcome x
Honored and grateful~
Beautiful photos..!! π
Merci beaucoup my friend~
The world does need love,Cindy you are absolutely right.
Loves of it NOW!!!! Peace~
“Pretty Bird” – they are gorgeous.
Hi there Antionette, I agree with you as usual!
I have also a parrot (cockatoo), its a gift from german friends therefore I call it Kakadu-Papagei :). They are not as beautifull as http://cindyknoke.com/2014/07/25/shy-beauties/#comments but really quite entertaining
Oh cockatoos are magnificent birds! So beautiful and so intelligent. Have you trained him?
he was trained by his previous keeper.
Lovely!
isn’t he???
Oh MY GOSH!!! I am in LOVE with Robert!!! The genius parrot. There is something so amazing about parrots! I adore them .Thank you for this clip!
These parrot photos are spectacular, and I appreciate the messages, too. Great post Cindy. π
Happy you do my friend and thank you too!
We travel this world with amazing friends!
Yes! I have missed you and gone looking for you several times. Of course the reader has huge gaps but I have looked at your various blogs trying to see if I have missed a post. Have I?
I don’t think so! This summer has been incredibly busy with projects. I am just keeping up with my reading of posts! π π π
That isssss a full time job!!!
This is the most beautiful and moving way to express “the world needs now is love”. And, we are still imagining… Spectacular photos, as always. Thank YOU, Cindy!
This is why you and I get along so well Amy. We share some very similar values. Cheers to you my friend~
We do, Cindy. I value our blog friendship .
Beautiful post, Cindy. The birds are stunningly colorful. π
Aren’t they wonderful. I love their wise eyes!
attempt 2 to comment. Love the photos. My single daughter owns a beautiful non-talking parrot.
This planet needs some love.
This planet surely does! What type of parrot?
Wonderful pics as ever, Cindy. Thanks for sharing π
Thanks for appreciating!
The colors in these feathered friends are such brilliant, eye catching colors.
I couldn’t agree with you more about civilization! The Natural World is where it’s at for me! Beautiful Cindy, absolutely beautiful! Thanks for sharing and taking my breath away!
Awwww, the more people mess up our world and each other, the more I find myself retreating into the far saner, natural world.
I’m with you 100% on this!
I always think that Macaws and Parrots look like exotic tropical flowers – with beaks! They are so vibrantly colourful. π
And so smart too, always a step or two ahead of me…….
Beautiful birds, Cindy. Myself I’ve long stopped wondering which the more advanced species is. We can talk, we can write, and we can read, but that all seems just more tools of war. But enough of that, these photos are fantastic, and I thank you for sharing.
If only people would listen to the animals instead of fight and destroy…….
“It’s the only thing that there’s just too little of..”. Pretty bird.
I can hear Dionne…..
I never wonder. I know. We are the only species if we all disappeared not one other species would miss us, I can’t say that about bees or worms or bison. Just us “evolved” humans. <3 Wonderful post thank you. Peace. π
Oh your first sentence is so true! Peace to you my friend and thank you for not being part of the problem~
These photos of these beautiful birds are absolutely breath taking. Ty for sharing them.
Visa versa 2 U X 2 for appreciating them~
Cindy, such beautiful pictures. You are right, the world right now needs a lot of love. Hugs! Veraiconica
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Cindy, I would like to share this beautiful post with my readers. We all need to send out as much love as our hearts hold into the universe. Thank you! Hugs! Veraiconica
Gratitude for knowing you my friend and for all the light you shed in the world~
Love that brilliant red π
Gorgeous aren’t they!
Yes indeed, we can learn a lot from these peaceful creatures. Beautiful captured Cindy!
Merci beaucoup mon ami~
Outstanding!
Awwww, thank you~
Stunning birds!
Agreed! π
I love the shots of the birds. Perhaps they are more evolved in the things that matter because they have been at it for longer. Perhaps that gives hope to us all. Yay . Please accept a :bear:
Oh I like the positive reframe Graham. Maybe we are still evolving eh? And if we don’t ruin the planet and destroy ourselves there is hope for us? I accept it and thank you as always my friend~
Such sweetness. Love their colors! Your photos are amazing!
Awww your painting are true works of art~
Beautiful birds and beautiful message. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for caring~
I am amazed that some birds do have concept of mate for life. These are gorgeous picture of them. The green one look handsome (I assume male).
Yes, but funnily enough the red Eclectus is a female. One of the few birds where the male is hum-drum and the female is bold and beautiful! Cheers to you my dear friend~
Beautiful birds – Beautiful images! π
You, my dear are very kind and very appreciated~
The first pics are self explanatory, Cindy. The next two must be just green with envy, and the last one is getting a little blue π Hugs !
Love it!! I wish you did the captions cuz~
I may understand expressions of the birds well.
Wise creatures aren’t they~
Brilliant…on all fronts. π
Hugz to you and gratitude~
Such beauties, perfectly captured! And yes, love is all we need.
Love & peace!!! Thank you~
are beautiful <3
So pleased you think so !! <3 <3
Those eyes seems unreal. You’ve done a fabulous shots on these birds.
I am honored! Mil grazi~
The vibrant colors of birds’ feathers is just so amazing.
The feathers fascinate me too! So glad you like them too~
That birds has at least 10 distinct colored feathers.
Amazingly wonderful isn’t it!! Cheers to you~
The world needs love…I need it right now. π
Sending it to you now, with hugs.good wishes, and best hopes~
Wow what elegant looking birds. I love the fact that you’ve captured the sheer brilliance of their colours.
Aren’t they just magnificent, especially close up so you can see the details of their feather! Thank you so much~
Awwwww, they are absolutely adorable Cindy! Stunning captures hon! π
Why thank you so much, most encouraging & cheers to you~
I’m for the birds!
So I am, which is why we get on so well!!! π
Flapping my wings and fluffing up my feathers with that compliment.
Just the facts ma’am~
Cindy, you never cease to amaze me. Your photos of course are wonderful, but I love that yours isn’t just a photo blog and actually strives to educate with every post. Well done. ….as usual.
Awwww, so kind and so motivating! Merci beaucoup~
These are really brilliant photos…
Visa versa 2 U X 2! π
Gorgeous photos, Cindy. RH
Much appreciated & cheers to you~
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…and peace
Yes please PEACE now!! Thank you my friend~
Gorgeous birds and photos Cindy! Where did you see them? And a big yes to learning to love each other! π
It sure beats war! These photos were from the Bloedel Conservatory in Vancouver BC. Peace to you and thank you~
Wonderful photographs – love them
So happy you do and most encouraging~
Absolutely phenomenal photos, Cindy. I love the info you’ve provided about the birds. I knew I loved them for a reason besides just their looks! π
Peaceable creatures are my cup of tea!!!
I so agree with you, Cindy. Gorgeous photos. π xx
Thank you my friend and peace to you!
Well stated. Beautiful birds. The Scarlet Macaws look like they have needlepoint work on their faces!
I LOVE that description! Thank you~
STUNNING imagery – thank you for sharing – they are BEAUTIFUL! π
Awwww, so kind and appreciated~
Fascinating bird.Regards
Thank you so much Jalal, which one?
Stunning detail Cindy! π
Good design I’d say!! π
I love these photos! You’ve captured such warm pictures of them. And the vibrant colors are awesome! What a well-organized and thought-provoking post!
Well how thoughtful of you and how appreciated too! Thank you~
OH WOW on the color!!!!
I know. gorgeous creatures aren’t they!
They live such good lives. I love birds.
I do too and I loved your post on Walden. I am currently reading Thoreau’s latest bio. So interesting~
If my hubby ever dumped me and the kids to live on a pond and watch beavers, I might feel differently about the whole thing, but all that aside, he really understood something deeply. To be able to set aside culture and see the bigger picture is a rare skill. And he never married, so I can’t criticize him for that! π Walden is a revelation.
… sweet love. βͺ βͺ βͺ
It’s the only thing that’s there’s just too little of….i’m singing Dionne!!
Lovely photos! The colours work truly well together.
Thanks for sharing, Aquileana π
Thank you for stopping by my friend~
My pleasure, as always <3
Best regards, my friend,
Aquileana π
The photos are PERFECT! The birds are absolutely gorgeous.
You are incredibly kind! Thank you & cheers too~
My apologies for not visiting the WordPress site as much as I should…and missing so much. Your photos here are breathtaking in detail and so vivid! Great photography once again!
No worries I do the same thing. Thank you my friend and cheers to you!
Gorgeous birds, beautifully photographed π
Very kind and most appreciated! Cheers too~
Amazing!
Mil grazi~
Having a parrot, I can say they are not all love and kisses.
Oh yes, I can believe this. I’ve seen them in massive flocks in Australia, The Amazon, and Patagonia. I think this is how they are most content~
Gorgeous photos!
Merci beaucoup mon ami~
AGREE!!! <3
Oh…Your pics are as gorgeous as the birds! It’s a beautiful post! Thank you!
You are getting like me, two part comments!!! I do these too. Merci beaucoup mon ami~ <3
<3 π
You’ve really captured their personalities Cindy! I’ve been there myself in QE Park, isn’t it gorgeous. I loved seeing the birds but now you’ve brought them so much closer, thank you π
Yes QE is just amazingly designed and so beautiful! Cheers to you and thank you too!
Stunning photos Cindy!
So happy you enjoyed them!
Sweet Love…
This song will play in my head all day, and I love it π Great series of photos, and you bring their personalities to life with how crisp these shots are. Beautiful.
Very kind and most appreciated! Cheers to you~
Cindy, the world could certainly use https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyIooiL9JCo love.
It is wonderful how affectionate those type of birds are to their mates.
Where we are house-sitting the Rosellas, Galahs, Cockatoos as well as others birds come for the seed I put out.
The Galahs are the most affectionate I love to take their photo.
You would be able to do them justice and catch all their antics.
They are still a bit shy yet except for the Magpie family they eat mince meat out of my hand.
It was like my old friend Andy, on the Gold Coast, had never died but moved to Canberra. _/\_
You know fell head over heels for the Galahs. I didn’t know what they were and they were walking all around me! Pure heaven! The magpie family are such smart birds and very approachable with humans. Who know, maybe Andy was stopping by for a bite!! Love the clip. Thank you Jack & cheers too~
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LOOKS LIKE THESE TWO MACAW ARE IN AWE—WITH EACH OTHER! π
Awww most honored and appreciative! Mil grazi~
Beautiful….
Danke schoen~
I see you discovered one of Vancouver’s hidden gems, too π there are over 200 free flying birds at Bloedel!
Definitely my kind of place as it’s for the birds!! π
Cindy- a prayer for the world! Your fluffy green fella is just adorable but they are all fabulous shots and a wonderful example to us π
That little green guy was adorable, some rare variety of very small macaw!!! Our world certainly needs prayers now. Too much pointless war~
Love them all!
π π
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Thank you Cindy! So beautiful! I always suspect anyone who classifies birds as less conscious, evolved or “ascended” than humans as a bit slow or unobservant. When we develop the ability to fly without petroleum products and technology we might be partway to catching up; -)
As usual, I so agree with you! Hugz to you my friend and cheers~
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If a visit to Cindy Knoke’s blog does not brighten your day, nothing will!! These highly intelligent birds are beautiful as well – nature is certainly a magical palette.
Awwwww so thoughtful and so pleased your day was brightened! Cheers to you~
The last image is especially beautiful to my eyes – the bright red combined with a sweet, gentle body posture.
Yes, the gorgeous ecletic parrot. I love them too!
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Exquisite bird shots courtesy Cindy Knoke! As she says: Birds donβt wage wars and they donβt wipe out multiple species and habitats… Sometimes I wonder who is more highly evolved?
So very kind of you and much appreciated too! Cheers to you and thank you~
Beautiful pictures and a beautiful message!
Very happy you think so and thank you for stopping by~
You truly deserved over 300 views and ‘likes’ on this post and all of your other ones, too, Cindy! Your parrots are gorgeous and brilliantly photographed by you! I enjoyed the idea of peace and harmony, in the lyrics and your choice of words to express your wish for love across the world.
What a thoughtfully composed and considered response! I am grateful to know you my friend and cheers to you~
So colourful and close – great photos
Merci beaucoup & cheers too~
I just love tropical birds…they are so colorful and unique! Great work on the photos!
Awesome creatures aren’t they & thank you my friend~
schΓΆn, wie die Papageien miteinander turteln…
sehr faszinierende Aufnahmen. Liebe GrΓΌsse Ernst
Sie kΓΆnnen Menschen zu lehren, wie sie sich verhalten! Vielen danke und Freundschaft Ernst~
So ist es – it is
Oh, the exquisite colors are truly unbelievable!
So happy you enjoyed and thank you too!
Beautiful
π π
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Love these photos of such colorful birds. I am a bird lover. I hate to see birds in cages though. My husband and I feed the birds on my back deck. They come in droves and eat 20 lbs. of feed in a week.
Many years ago I had two canaries and would let them out of their cages on Sundays for their bath time in a small bird bathtub with a mirror in the bottom. They loved it! It was a riot to watch them preen, clean and admire themselves in the water.
They started to fight so I had to give one away. The tough one pulled feathers out of his buddy all the time. I was afraid he would kill the poor bird.
I bred parakeets as a child and the mother bird tried to kill her babies. The daddy Pretty Petey tried to save them. It was too sad and educated me early on the limitations of cages. I am a bird lover too!!! <3 <3
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The emoticon signs did not show up, for a thumb up and a red heart. = Love it
Awwwww, bless you and thank you my friend!! <3
Beautiful! Love these pics π
Lovely
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So thoughtful and so appreciated! Thank you~ <3 <3