Wanted as pet

Andreas P. · Feb 10, 2001

Hi,

This is a Hyacinth Ara (blue macaw) my favourite animal as a pet. Unfortunately it seems to be impossible to get one.

The pic was taken in the zoo of Heidelberg. Well, the background is not perfect ( i think another photoshop excercise for me).

Regards,

Andreas

Elizabeth23842 · Feb 10, 2001

What a beautiful bird Andreas! Love it!
Liz

Andreas P. said:
Hi,

This is a Hyacinth Ara (blue macaw) my favourite animal as a pet.
Unfortunately it seems to be impossible to get one.
The pic was taken in the zoo of Heidelberg. Well, the background is
not perfect ( i think another photoshop excercise for me).

Regards,

Andreas

Howard Louie · Feb 10, 2001

Hi Andreas;

Very nice head shot here. I use to work at a company where there was a co-worker who had a couple of Macaw parrots. But they weren't not all blue like this one. He just let them fly freely in the house.

Howard

Andreas P. said:
Hi,

This is a Hyacinth Ara (blue macaw) my favourite animal as a pet.
Unfortunately it seems to be impossible to get one.
The pic was taken in the zoo of Heidelberg. Well, the background is
not perfect ( i think another photoshop excercise for me).

Regards,

Andreas

T B Gray · Feb 10, 2001

Saw one in a pet store here in Toronto about 6 years ago - $12,000 US equiv. What doesn't come across in you shot is how BIG these critters are - the largest of the macaw family. IMHO better that the few in captivity are used as breeding pairs than pets...

Andreas P. said:
Hi,

This is a Hyacinth Ara (blue macaw) my favourite animal as a pet.
Unfortunately it seems to be impossible to get one.
The pic was taken in the zoo of Heidelberg. Well, the background is
not perfect ( i think another photoshop excercise for me).

Regards,

Andreas

jacques · Feb 10, 2001

Hi Andreas,

As I wrote before, you are realy graet in this animal shots. Everyone is a shot in the bulls eay.

jacques.

GeorgeB · Feb 10, 2001

Andreas,

Andreas P. said:
Andreas P. said:

This is a Hyacinth Ara (blue macaw) my favourite animal as a pet. Unfortunately it seems to be impossible to get one.

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You can get them in the USA for approx $10,000.

They are very rare, but there are breeders for them.

Andreas P. · Feb 10, 2001

George,

GeorgeB said:
You can get them in the USA for approx $10,000. They are very
rare, but there are breeders for them.

Oh, 10 k$ that's a lot. I think i have to look for another pet

. Thanks for the info!

Regards,

Andreas

Andreas P. · Feb 10, 2001

Jacques,

Thanks for your your kind comments. Well, this one i wouldn't consider

as a great one. The problem here was the cage. To resolve the grid the subject has to be in a determined distance to the grid and the cam too.
This is a great limitation.

Regards,

Andreas

Andreas P. · Feb 10, 2001

Tim,

Tim Gray said:
Saw one in a pet store here in Toronto about 6 years ago - $12,000
US equiv. What doesn't come across in you shot is how BIG these
critters are - the largest of the macaw family. IMHO better that
the few in captivity are used as breeding pairs than pets...

I think you are right also i don't understand the reason for their rarity.

Regards,

Andreas

Andreas P. · Feb 10, 2001

Howard,

Howard Louie said:
Very nice head shot here. I use to work at a company where there
was a co-worker who had a couple of Macaw parrots. But they
weren't not all blue like this one. He just let them fly freely in
the house.

Thanks! What i have read about them they seem to be very funny companions with a strong relationship to their owner.

Regards,

Andreas

Andreas P. · Feb 10, 2001

Elizabeth said:
Andreas P. said:

Hi,

This is a Hyacinth Ara (blue macaw) my favourite animal as a pet.
Unfortunately it seems to be impossible to get one.
The pic was taken in the zoo of Heidelberg. Well, the background is
not perfect ( i think another photoshop excercise for me).

Regards,

Andreas

Click to expand...

revstat · Feb 11, 2001

Not sure if this is the same bird but looks similar. I took this shot in Kauai, HI at Hyatt Hotel. The bird is in the lobby and freely moves around.

Andreas P. · Feb 11, 2001

Hi,

Well, this is a good joke.

I like the result of your PS work but you can still see the sudden transition between bird and background. This is no critique because i am in the beginners league of PS.

But this is not the reason why i wouldn't believe your story

1.) The value of the bird.

2.) The blue macaw has a very strong set of teeth. He is able to open

the brazilian nut. If he were free i am sure some hotel guests already had contacted their lawyers because of painful experiences with this funny
guy.

Regards,

Andreas

Barry14748 · Feb 11, 2001

My uncle in Frankfort, Ky is a breeder and has blue macaws. Not sure what the going price is though. He hand feeds all of his babies every three hours 24/7 (that would drive me nuts!). Here's his homepage:

http://www.angelfire.com/ky/macaw/

revstat · Feb 11, 2001

I assure you this is a true photograph and no PS work was done with the exception of levels. The bird does not fly around the hotel freely but has an open area in the front lobby. This is a five star resort in Kauai so I'm sure money is no object. here is another that I took, you can see the onlookers to the right.

Andreas P. said:
Hi,

Well, this is a good joke.
I like the result of your PS work but you can still see the sudden
transition between bird and background. This is no critique because
i am in the beginners league of PS.

But this is not the reason why i wouldn't believe your story

1.) The value of the bird.

2.) The blue macaw has a very strong set of teeth. He is able to open
the brazilian nut. If he were free i am sure some hotel guests
already had contacted their lawyers because of painful experiences
with this funny
guy.

Regards,

Andreas

Andreas P. · Feb 11, 2001

revstat said:
I assure you this is a true photograph and no PS work was done with
the exception of levels. The bird does not fly around the hotel
freely but has an open area in the front lobby. This is a five
star resort in Kauai so I'm sure money is no object. here is
another that I took, you can see the onlookers to the right.

Hi,

Okay, you convinced me! Well, so it is a really attraction for this hotel.
Are the guests able to touch him?

Best Regards,

Andreas

Andreas P. · Feb 11, 2001

Barry,

Thanks for the info. I am living closed to Frankfurt, but Frankfurt/ Germany.

So far i know the importacion/exportacion of those birds are nearly impossible because of strong restrictions.

Beside of this, mentioned by some others, it seems this bird is not affordable (by me) as a pet.

Regards,

Andreas

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