Blue-and-yellow Macaw

A Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna) in the Botanical Gardens, Georgetown (Photo by Kester Clarke / www.kesterclarke.net)

Blue-and-yellow Macaws usually mate for life.  They prefer to nest in dead palm trees as is the case here in the Botanical Gardens and they feed on a wide range of fruits, particularly palm nuts and leaf buds.

A Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna) in the Botanical Gardens, Georgetown (Photo by Kester Clarke / www.kesterclarke.net)