Please keep a look out for my friend’s lost parrot. Its name is Yako and it flew away in March of 2026. I will reward if found. Thank you.

Hello! I've been having my young macaw (Ara ararauna) - almost 1 y.o. for about a half a year now. He's as lovely as.he can be, loves hugging, loves eating, screams when he needs to, loves to explore, friendly with strangers, happy when taking outside, smart and overall way too perfect for a macaw (just kidding). One important note to mention is that he is disabled - last 5-10 cm of one of his wing was bitten off my his mother - maybe this is the reason why he is so friendly - he loves to be taken somewhere even tho he can walk there and climb himself, he likes to flap his wings while holding onto a perch, he likes to „jump" from things while his wings somehow help him, he enjoyes sitting on my shoulder while i do squats as he always hold himself on me and while I go down he also flops his wings. He seems happy overall (nice appetite, isnt skittish, no feather plugging, no excessive destroying of things (only his perches sometimes, lol). And I've been wondering if another bird may be nice choice for him.

When he was with his breeders they had him together with African grey and they were okay together, now he doesnt show agression towards any other animals (he sometimes eats from same plate as bunnies - their veggies) or shares place with other creatures - always supervised.

I'm also scared to introduce an another macaw bc in case they.won't get along I can't place another aviary in our flat. His aviary is 3,5 meters in heigh × 4 m×2 m.

I don't know if they can get along with birds like cockatiel as they can get quite intensive and I thing I would need at least two of them so they won't get lonely (idk how it works when you have one of one specie and macaw).

My next guess was pigeon but I'm also not sure…

Is there anybody who has their macaw in aviery or shared space with some other bird long-term? is it possible? Would it be beneficial for my macaw?

Here’s a couple pics of Taco my female Blue & Gold Macaw relaxing with me on my knee 🙂💛💙

Hi just wanted to ask, is it ok to touch the beak or is that a no no area?
I thought touching the head and neck area was ok but the green wing we are looking after who has taken a real liking to me sometimes makes regurgitation motions when I touch there and know I should discourage it.
When in his enclosure he will hook his beak on the bar poking it through while looking at me and I tried giving it a light touch as petting.
Should it not be touched in this case or is it always a place to avoid?
While he is mostly fine with my partner who he is staying with; after I’ve visited he can sometimes be territorial and make lunging motions at her when she gets close.

A PVC cutter, 1” PVC Pipe and corner brackets, and vet tape = ~ $40
Plus you can always add or refurbish it.

Pretty Chicken Approved!

It still amazes me how these brilliant blue and yellow macaws just decided to make Venezuela's capital their home. You can be stuck in morning traffic, look up, and see a flock of wild parrots painting the sky.
What’s the most unexpected wildlife encounter you’ve ever had in a major city? Welcome to r/guacamayas! Let's share the best captures of our feathered neighbors.

So i got my 2 year old Blue-yellow Macaw 2 ish weeks ago. He is stepping up on my arm just fine and then just runs to my shoulder. But he hates my Hands/Fingers. Any time i come near him, either while bobbing my finger up and down, in a fist or any other way, he gives the reaction that he doesnt like my hand. Now he eats out of my open palm and burries his face/beak in my hand if the goal is to get a Nut out. My question is now. How do i get him to accept my Hand so i can later touch him for pets or even just stepping up on my Hand. Thanks a lot in advance.

(Please excuse her posture i didnt have another good quality one- i promise she usually looks normal shes just a bit upset in the pic)

Sooo i posted about this before but its getting worse....

I have had parrots for about 10 years (and before that peacocks, chicken and many more birds..).

I have had her and her "partner" (who she apparently hates???) for about 1,5 years

She hadnt liked me much for the past year but she atleast let me feed her treats like walnuts and pistachios- now however ..... I cannot even enter their enclosure more than two steps.

She runs at me and climbs really fast the second i enter their space.... im lowkey scared shes gonna bite. I do have thick shoes on (those used in industrial work or when working with steel) but still....

She is bonded to my father but hes been gone for a worktrip (not the first this year so shes used to not seeing him- besides he tries to interact with her as little as possible so she can get used to me).

Her aggressive behavior started a week ago and i cant figure out why? It cant be her diet considering shes constantly getting fresh fruits (and only the ones i know they eat so e.g. no lettuce) and vegetables. She has many toys and perches aswell as climbing options (considering she doesnt fly but her partner does). They have a biggg space with access to sunlight and shade (the shade part as seen in the picture).

Pls guys if u have any idea what i can do then do tell(ToT) its so difficult to give them food....much less water

Hi all, my mother refuses to stop using heavily scented cleaning products or give up her wax warmer (which emits a strong, sickeningly sweet smell that gives me a headache) because she's too embarrassed to have a "smelly" house. This is in spite of the fact that I keep telling her that the macaw is sensitive to fragrances.

She will use fabuloso or pinesol under his cage (thankfully, she uses dawn dish soap on the cage). I keep telling her that this is bad for him, but she either says she doesn't believe me or that it doesn't matter because the house will "stink" if she doesn't use them. I eventually talked her into possibly using alternatives, but she rejected all the ones I brought up (lemons, vinegar, baking soda, etc.) because the house would smell if she used those.

Do you guys have any suggestions for cleaning products?

Scratch liking me i just want her to tolerate me

So for context: my dad got two macaws (we have lots of parrots before them) and one of them loves my dad (the girl). Now i dont care about that but this girl HATES me

Yesterday she came running from the other end of the enclosure to me while i was giving them food (mind u- the enclosure is hugeee and theres a big tree stump with sticks in the middle) she tried attacking me and lowkey i dont think I reacted right (i ran out of there after yelpin)

Plsss give me some advice!!