Blue & Gold Macaw

Birds are fascinating photopraphy subjects whether they’re shot in the wild or in captivity.

I’ve kept a Catalina macaw and a Blue & Gold macaw as pets and worked with a group of rescued B&G’s, designing and rebuilding a year-around outdoor aviary for them. As pets, they’re loud, they’re messy, and for the inexperienced, they’re size and spice-iness can make them scary. In reality, they’re mostly bluster and despite their large beaks, on the parrot bite scale, they’re not bad. You can get a much more painful bit from a much smaller bird.