If you’re boating up the huge Madre de Dios de Pᴇrᴜ River or one of its tributaries in the western Amazon basin, you may notice that the riverbanks are dotted with red and blue ʋiʋos: this is the main haƄitat of the macaws.
Rainbow-colored parrots congregate on these slopes with other bird species to test the sodium-rich soil. Tourists flock to see the colorful spectacle, and a group of birdwatching enthusiasts was treated to a particularly rare glimpse earlier in the year.
During a visit to the Banquillo clay lick, the group marveled at the brilliant plumage of a red and green macaw from a hide as they watched an ocelot pounce on the parrot and drag it across the clay bank into the dense jungle. beyond.
