{"id":20554,"date":"2024-12-15T19:09:23","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T00:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=20554"},"modified":"2024-12-15T19:09:23","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T00:09:23","slug":"costa-rica-great-green-indeed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=20554","title":{"rendered":"Costa Rica! Great Green indeed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Great Green Macaw: Pierrella Ecology Garden, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, December 2024 \u2014 Pierrella Ecology Garden is actually a butterfly farm\u2026they raise and export chrysalides of a wide variety of native tropical butterflies\u2026but the attention to the health of the rainforest they have carefully restored to what was once pastureland, including the butterfly host plants, has made it home to all the birds of the region, including some difficult to see like the Great Green Macaw in these photos. The Great Green Macaw was almost totally expatriated from its native range in Costa Rica, and its restoration to a healthy population is one the great success stories of the ecology movement in Central America, and in the world. These magnificent parrots flew into feed in their favorite tree, planted with intention near the entrance to the gardens. We saw at least 4, perhaps 5, in a single tree. A truly magical moment. Sony a6700 with Tamron 50-400 Di3 at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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