April 'Photo of the Month'
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Happy end of April! I hope it was a wonderful month filled with themes of spring and warmth and new beginnings.
The image above is a macro view of a blue and yellow macaw titled ‘The Blues.” These beautiful and colorful birds are found in tropical Central and South America, as well as certain islands and in the Caribbean. The blue and yellow macaw can live up to 35 years in the wild and is listed as a species of least concern by Birdlife International. So we get to enjoy this stunning species well into the future. Let’s keep it that way!
Obviously these birds are not native here in Florida. But they’re often found at animal conservation areas as well as local zoos. This particular macaw is from the Palm Beach Zoo, located in Palm Beach, just east of I95.
As an animal and nature photographer, I thoroughly enjoy photographing animals in the wild. However, I equally enjoy visiting well-known and trustworthy zoos and local animal conservation organizations in order to photograph the animals there. In my mind, every animal deserves photographic recognition and admiration, from the lifetime zoo resident to the wild bird in the Everglades.
I recently made this image into a 30x30 acrylic piece of artwork. ‘The Blues’ will be on display along with two other 30x30 tropical bird photographs at the Palm Beach Gardens City Hall later in the month of May. This is a solo exhibit so I will also have about ten other works inside the building.
As an upgraded subscriber, please feel free to download ‘The Blues’ from this page. Or I can also send it your way. Please send me an email at lara.chapman@theneighborlyfl.com.
That bird is too much! Spectacular. Thanks