Scot & Sheryl's Vacation with Flying Parrots in Moab

Scot & Sheryl came from Houston, Texas to fly our macaw parrots with us in Moab, Utah. The bird handlers are Chris Biro and Susan Hilliard. Do not try this at home without proper training. For more information about flight tours or flight training visit www.libertywings.com

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[polytelismedia]

Chris is a gorgeous piece of music. I am not sure what it is called but its very moving combined with the macaws in flight. I love the barrell-roll Joy de Vivre move by one of your birds. Was this young buckle doing the barrell roll? Also I notice that you call to buckle a lot. Is this because the youngster is a far ranging flier? This is by far the best video you offer. The combination of music and the excited wonderment of Scot and Sheryl so evident in their voices is very moving.

[chrisbiro1]

@polytelismedia Taking people out flying in Moab is one of the most fun things I have ever done. People get such a kick out of watching the birds fly, the amazing scenery and the friendly nature of our birds. Their joy is quite contagious and it makes my own love for the place that much stronger. Catching the birds doing some of their fun flying maneuvers in a way you can actually see them has proven to be a bit tricky. When you are there with us though you get to see lots of this. Chris

[chrisbiro1]

@polytelismedia I was calling Buckle more simply because of what was going on at that moment. Often they all take off together and then you will know where one or two are but not know where the others are. Sometimes we call the one's we know where they are because they are far enough out that they could get into trouble and our calling them might prevent that, other times we call those we cannot see because the ones we can see seem safe enough at that moment. Chris

[polytelismedia]

Hi Chris:

Having watched and filmed wild scarlets in Costa Rica for many hours I would suggest that your parrots may actually be free-flying even more than wild birds. Most flocks I observed did take part of their day for cavorting in the air but most of the time was spent moving from point A to B in search of Beach almonds and also simply relaxing with their flock mates and resting in the trees.

[chrisbiro1]

@polytelismedia Bennett Hennessey said something similar when he watched our birds fly in Moab, he is in charge of the Blue Throat Macaw and Red Front Macaw projects in Bolivia and he said our birds did more flying than the wild birds. This is not surprising to me since we are taking them out for the purpose of flying. I am pleased by this since it means they are probably in better physical shape than the wild birds due to this increased flying and that should make them safer from hawks. Chris

[uploadJ]

... and they come when called ... too cool. You guys have really worked hard with these birds ... kudos ... and thank you for the impressive vids!

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[chrisbiro1]

@uploadJ Coming when called is a very handy behavior to train. It makes for far safer and more enjoyable flying conditions. Chris

[chrisbiro1]

@VTECsqznN2O We agree also. That is one of the reasons we spend so much time flying them here. It gets kind of addicting and difficult to stop. The thought of any of my flyers being locked up in cages for more than a few days drives me crazy. Chris

[polytelismedia]

Chris your Blue-throats seem to have a lighter more agile flight style than the other macaws you are flying. They seem to cut the air a bit more precisely than the wild scarlets and Great Greens I have filmed in Costa Rica. They seem extremely comfortable flying and navigating. Pure poetry to watch for sure. This is a wonderful video. I never get tired of it.

[NightJUMPER17]

Amazing ! From Germany !

[polytelismedia]

Chris is you or anyone you know would enjoy seeing Galah's flying wild and free and also feeding, courting etc in the wild along with about 49 other species they might be interested in my video series called Discovering the World of Parrots. It took 6 months to film and 2 years to edit (whew!) So far folks seem to be enjoying it immensely. You can do a search for it here on youtube and see previews. I never got tired of watching Galahs dip and wheel all the time shouting for joy in the wild.

[nameofthepen]

This was just enthralling! I'm SO glad you're uploading here again.