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Protecting the Hyacinth Macaw and the Cerrado

10,000 Birds

Big, bold, beautiful parrots full of character and charm, macaws make us long for some of the world’s wildest places and assure us that, as long as they fly free, those magical wild places are still intact. Mating pairs are faithful for life and share the tasks of raising the young. Who doesn’t love a macaw?

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The Brazilian Pepper and the birds that love it

10,000 Birds

As far back as 1926 a garden enthusiast residing in Punta Gorda had raised many pepper trees that he distributed among friends. Natural areas have periodic campaigns to remove peppers trees many other exotic plants in Florida. Yellow-rumped Warbler , Photo credits: Kenneth Cole Schneider.

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