Hiking With 7 Macaw Parrots

Chris Biro and Susan Hilliard take 7 flight trained macaws for a hike up a small canyon in Moab, Utah. Do not try this with your bird unless you both are properly trained. To learn about training visit www.libertywings.com

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Pets & Animals

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• moab
• macaws
• parrots
• freeflight
• flight
• free flying
• fly
• training
• chris biro
• susan hilliard
• flight school
• freeflight school

[bdc1960]

Aren't you afraid of predators, particularly falcons?

[chrisbiro1]

@bdc1960 We have encountered several falcons when out flying and so far our guys have handled the incidents well, no losses. I am familiar with at least three incidents with falcons this past spring. The key is giving the birds the opportunity to develop appropriate levels of physical fitness, physical coordination and peak flight skills. But you are correct, such dangers are a very real part of flying parrots outdoors. Chris

[italpe1]

Your work was never done nor witnessed by anyone before, Therefore I salute you and so do birds around the world.. Great work!

[chrisbiro1]

@italpe1 Thanks. It has a been a lot of fun learning how to train them for this kind of flying. Chris

[JakubTilecky]

My amazon parrot tries to bite me when I try to let it out so is there any way I can gain trust with my parrot

[chrisbiro1]

@JakubTilecky Yes they mostly were young when we got them. But that is not why they hang with us. They were young when we got them to maximize their skill development. They hang around with us because they have both the ability (i.e. teh skills) and they have the willingness to do so. In other words they are capable of not getting lost due to their training and they have an interested in being with us either for social reasons or for the peanuts we hand out. Chris

[avrawild]

amazing, I have no words,big deal to see your parrot flying free and come back to you,it breaks my heart cause i can feel their need to be with you,their such a love feeling givers!!!i am sure you know that your parrots are the most healthy and happy of all others-i can never give mine this joy even if i do what is human possible for him,he is a pluger(alba cockatoo) and he can't fly anymore.god bless you

[BlobChicken13]

Never mind ,I just caugh you calling her in the video :P

[BlobChicken13]

Would Buckle happen to be amongst the birds in this video ??

[spikedude55]

pokemon 

[phloxhead]

sweet!

[jeffozzy33]

wow thumbs up for ya from São Paulo - Brasil.

thats pretty cool

[joan21010]

Incredible video! I live with 2 African greys and won't let them see this . . . they would want to move to Utah! This must have taken so much time and thought on your part to help these birds feel confident and strong enough to fly this distance. I'm a ghostwriter and love to read/learn about people who have set and reached incredible goals.