Macaw+-+Nicholas

**This colorful bird is a scarlet macaw.** ** Macaws are the largest parrots in the world -- the body of the scarlet macaw from beak to tail can be as long as 33 inches. (rainforestalliance.org) ** || || ** (rainforestalliance.org) ** ||  || ARKive || National Geographic ||
 * [[image:scarlet_macaw.jpg width="499" height="247"]]
 * [[image:http://images.northrup.org/picture/xl/animals/parrot2.jpg width="348" height="570" align="left" caption="Scarlet Macaw: http://origin.northrup.org:8080/photos/macaw/?page=2"]] || [[image:http://images.northrup.org/picture/xl/macaw/red-green-blue-macaw-2.jpg width="329" height="515" align="right" caption="Red green blue macaw: http://origin.northrup.org:8080/photos/macaw/?page=2"]]
 * They preen each other and their offspring for hours, cleaning bugs from their feathers. **
 * (rainfores **
 * alliance.org) ** ||
 * ** It’s strong, hooked beak is perfect for breaking nuts and seeds. Interestingly, the scarlet macaw can eat fruits toxic enough to kill other animals. This could be because they also eat large amounts of clay, which is thought to neutralize plant poisons. **
 * Rainforest Alliance
 * Rainforest Alliance