I have only seen Macaws flying free in Central and South America.
These Macaws fly free regularly over rural Southern California which is an incredible sight.
They often spend hours away, carry no trackers,
like to hang out on this dead tree,
and chose when they want to come home.
They are free as a bird!
They love people and are very curious about new ones,
as you can easily see in these photos.
Please forgive me for posting so many photos,
and breaking my 8 photo maximum rule,
but I can’t resist these guys,
and hope you can’t either.
Cheers to you from the happy Macaws at Avian Behavior International~
For more information see: https://avian-behavior.org/about-us/
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Gorgeous birds! I love their vibrant colors!
So happy you do Lisa & cheers! დ
I fully can understand why you broke your photo-rule. 😉 Those creatures are so lovely and amazing!
Have a fine weekend and stay safe, dear Cindy!
Visa versa 2UX2 Martha. Be well dear friend დ
The colors alone attract the curious eye! My niece in Costa Rica has posted some photos of these awesome birds. I could spend hours watching. Thanks for sharing.
Yes. I am just like you. When I saw them in Costa Rica, I stood there watching them on their nest for hours on end, and they watched me back! დ
Cindy, nature’s creatures fascinate if we only take the time to observe. Do they sing to one another? oxox
They talk endlessly, but it sounds more like squawks than opera 😉
Haha. Squawk right back to them and see if they look at you in a funny way. Better yet, play a recording of them and see if they are confused. A human squawking! oxox 🙂 🙂
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You are more than forgiven for the extra photos of these absolutely gorgeous and intelligent birds! Are they friendly?
Super friendly, outgoing, and very curious about new people. In short total joys to meet დ
Oh my goodness, Cindy, they’re gorgeous! Such great photos!
Thank you so much Felicia დ
Interesting that they come in multicolors and the photos capture their curiosity. Colors and personality plus.
Thank you David. They are a triple impact bird, physically gorgeous, highly intelligent, curious and friendly დ
Great images! I love the the bird that mostly red!
Isn’t he stunning. I would be so thrilled if one of these beauties flew into The Holler! დ
Beautiful!
Merci beaucoup დ
Beautiful bird photo, Cindy! The details, wow! Incredible… Glad you broke your rule 🙂
Smiling…. Thanks so much Amy დ
I had no idea that these birds flew freely in California. I am so impressed that there is an avian center for them to return home to. I am also very impressed with your photos. Eight wouldn’t have been enough for me. Loved your post, Cindy!
Awww….. Touch by your thoughtfulness. Thank you & cheers დ
They are simply beautiful birds Cindy. I would love to see them close up and flying free!
Yes, for me it was an incredible experience დ
Skip the rules, just follow the feeling.
Works for me დ
The birds have beautiful colors. By the way, when I first saw the title “Free” , I think this is about one of the recent social media platform being freed 🙂
How interesting. I like tweeters more than twitters! 😉
I couldn’t agree more!
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I love the macaws. Such stunning colors 🙂
I love them too! დდ
Oh the more photos the better!
Smiling….. Make me happy Chris. Thank you დ
Beautiful, Cindy. And let me say, given your photography, publish as many photos as you want. Please. 🙂
Ohhh…… So nice of you Curt & so appreciated დ
Beautiful 🤩
Grazie mille დ
Gorgeous birds and gorgeous photos, Cindy! Love their colours and curiousity.
Aren’t they wonderful creatures! I love them too დ
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Cindy – I could feel the air rush above me as I viewed your photos. How wonderful to be able to share these moments with your grandsons!!!
Yes. I am so looking forward to taking them! It is definitely a personal and interactive experience with the birds which is truly special დ
How delightful! What a treat for you and us. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you more for appreciating Eileen & take good care my friend დ
They are beautiful birds and have wonderful personalities, these look very healthy!
My hubby and I were both struck by how happy and healthy all the animals at this farm were დ
Very cool. I wonder how they knew they could free the birds and still have them come home? A nice banquet perch?
The owner of the farm is an animal trainer and yes, she uses a banquet perch on this tree. I think they come home like cats, when they’ve had their adventure, they come home for food and safety დ
Such gorgeous birds! I have never seen one in flight. This was a treat. Thanks so much, Cindy.
You are so welcome Jennie. Seeing them in free flight is indeed thrilling დ
Indeed!
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Trinidad is close enough to South America so you can see them here too, such beautiful birds…
I would love to go!!! დ
Beautiful intelligent birds too wonderful photos..
So happy you enjoyed Sue & yes, these are incredibly intelligent and social creatures დ
I’m glad that your broke your picture rule, Cindy. These pictures of the Macaws are just outstanding! Aaron and I love to go to the wildlife park a couple miles from our house. One of our favorite things to do is to play some fun music as we stand beside the Macaws and watch one in particular dance. He’s hilarious! I don’t know who is more fun to watch – him or Aaron. Thanks for a wonderful look at these beautiful birds!
I have seen this!! So amazing you and Aaron have too! I wittnessed this in a free flight parrot rescue near me run by an exotic bird veternarian. He encourages people to visit the traumatized parrots. The love from the people, and the response from the parrots, is just soul enhancing. This one woman played music on her iphone and the cockatoo danced with abandon. If you click on the link and go 9 photos down, you will see the woman and the cockatoo, dancing on her shoulder. It was so beautiful: https://cindyknoke.com/tag/free-flight-bird-sanctuary/
So much love and admiration to you and Aaron both დდ
Thank you for that link, Cindy. I’m making a note to show this to Aaron. Animals touch our souls so much! Love to you, Cindy!
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They are gorgeous, and you can post as many photos of them as you like!!
Smiling…. Thanks my friend დ
Wow amazing capture, lucky you Cindy, so beautiful and colors are amazing
Very pleased you enjoyed them and thank you for letting me know დ
Love the pics! And it must be so amazing to see the magnificent birds in the wild!
So happy you like them Ann, and yes, seeing macaws in the wild is a thrill of a lifetime დ
Well done, Cindy. What glorious creatures. Their colors speak of jubilation and their expressions bring smiles. Hugs on the wing.
Your lovely comments brought smiles to my დ Teagan. Thank you sincerely my friend & take good care დ
Your photos of the Macaws are beautiful, Cindy. I can only imagine watching them in person. I had no idea these birds lived in Southern California.
Thank you Mary. These guys live on a farm and are cared for by the owner, but they are allowed to fly free and always come home on their own volition დ
Wow, they are sooo brilliant, Cindy!
So happy you think so Pam & thanks very much! დ
Wow, just wow! Their colors are amazing, and I love how clear your photos are, Cindy. Why, I can almost reach out and pet their beautiful feathers, ha!
So appreciated Debbie. You make me happy I posted them. Cheers to you & thank you დ
Ever so colourful birds!
Mother Nature’s palette დ
Oh my goodness – these photos are spectacular! Thank you so much for sharing them – what an absolute joy xxx
Awww…. You make me happy I posted them. They are such joyous creatures! დ
They really are. It is always a joy to watch birds, they are usually the only wild creatures we can watch 😀
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Too many gr8 macaw pix? Impossible!
You and I think alike! დ
Wow! I wonder if they escaped from somewhere or decided they wanted to travel.
Interesting queries…. დ
Great shots as always Cindy, I am just not sure how cool it is that these beauties owned by someone are free as a bird in CA as they are not native never mind what they are worth to breeders.
Thank you Eunice & cheers to you my friend დ
So, they are all like homing pigeons, they come home to roost?
Yes. Exactly.
Nice!
Grazie დ
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Cindy, you have so many models to photograph. They are pretty patient and, it looks, they love this kind of activities. Pictures are beautiful!
Thank you very much Alexander & take good care დ
Splendid shots of these beautiful birds, Cindy!
Thanks so much Sue and have a great week დ
Ondy These are such amazing images. These birds caught my attention. Anita
I am so happy they did Anita! Thanks much for letting me know დ
It’s definitely a bird’s life Cindy <3
Yes indeed!! 😉 დ
Not possible to post too many photos of such beauty. 🥰
Alison
Awww….Thank you kindly Alison დ
Fabulous captures. I’ve never seen them in flight before.
I am so pleased you enjoyed and thank you so much for letting me know! დ
Magnificent!
Merci beaucoup mon Ami Dawn! დ
Oh wow love seeing the close ups! So beautiful
So happy you enjoyed my friend & thank you for letting me know დ
You’re welcome ☺️
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Wow, Cindy! They are incredible and your photos are terrific. We have the green parrots in large numbers, but I’ve never seen these– more inland, I suppose.
Thank you sincerely Jane. It is quite an incredible experience to see them flying free over Southern California skies დ
I keep coming back to these… their amazing see them be free.. my aunt and uncle had these as pets while I grew up and I never liked watching them not be able to fly free in the world.. even though they had a very big house aviary I just wanted them to be free.. these photos show the beauty of that.
I know exactly what you are saying and feeling Kerri. Seeing them free and flying is thrilling beyond words დ
Beautiful. Thankyou for posting so many!
Smiling….. You are most welcome & cheers to you დ