Chris Biro and Susan Hilliard take 7 flight trained macaws for a hike up a small canyon in Moab, Utah. Do not try this with your bird unless you both are properly trained. To learn about training visit www.libertywings.com
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Hiking With 7 Macaw Parrots
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#1 by jeffozzy33 on November 12th, 2011
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wow thumbs up for ya from São Paulo – Brasil.
thats pretty cool
#2 by joan21010 on November 12th, 2011
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Incredible video! I live with 2 African greys and won’t let them see this . . . they would want to move to Utah! This must have taken so much time and thought on your part to help these birds feel confident and strong enough to fly this distance. I’m a ghostwriter and love to read/learn about people who have set and reached incredible goals.
#3 by chrisbiro1 on November 12th, 2011
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@bdc1960 We have encountered several falcons when out flying and so far our guys have handled the incidents well, no losses. I am familiar with at least three incidents with falcons this past spring. The key is giving the birds the opportunity to develop appropriate levels of physical fitness, physical coordination and peak flight skills. But you are correct, such dangers are a very real part of flying parrots outdoors. Chris
#4 by bdc1960 on November 12th, 2011
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Aren’t you afraid of predators, particularly falcons?
#5 by Phoenixfalconer on November 12th, 2011
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This video makes me so happy–i’m so glad you treat your birds so well, and they get to free-fly. They clearly have a great life
#6 by chrisbiro1 on November 12th, 2011
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@italpe1 Thanks. It has a been a lot of fun learning how to train them for this kind of flying. Chris
#7 by italpe1 on November 12th, 2011
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Your work was never done nor witnessed by anyone before, Therefore I salute you and so do birds around the world.. Great work!
#8 by JakubTilecky on November 12th, 2011
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@chrisbiro1 That is awesome and I would like to have a good connection with my parrot because she has been in a cage for a long time which I hate but if I let her out she bites people and chases me down
#9 by chrisbiro1 on November 12th, 2011
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@JakubTilecky Yes they mostly were young when we got them. But that is not why they hang with us. They were young when we got them to maximize their skill development. They hang around with us because they have both the ability (i.e. teh skills) and they have the willingness to do so. In other words they are capable of not getting lost due to their training and they have an interested in being with us either for social reasons or for the peanuts we hand out. Chris
#10 by JakubTilecky on November 12th, 2011
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@chrisbiro1 I will look into it thanks, I was also wondering if you got your macaws when they were very young because it looks like they are following you around every where you go
#11 by chrisbiro1 on November 12th, 2011
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@JakubTilecky Yes there is a way to get him to trust you. I would suggest you read the book Don’t Shoot The Dog by Karen Pryor. Chris
#12 by JakubTilecky on November 13th, 2011
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My amazon parrot tries to bite me when I try to let it out so is there any way I can gain trust with my parrot
#13 by willdernessone on November 13th, 2011
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this is amazing!! i have always loved the big birds but never felt it right to take their flight away from them. i’m subbing to your channel … more please!!
#14 by Skywalker91 on November 13th, 2011
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Just amazing. I only got my Scarlet Macaw now because I intend to try to free fly him in the future, because I don’t think large parrots such as macaws should be stuck in cages all their lives.
If he (or I) don’t get good enough to do this outside, at least I will take him to some big gymnastics hall now and then (I teach kids about parrots and animals from time to time).
But don’t worry, I will get the proper training before I try anything with him. And he will get a girlfriend to fly with.
#15 by jefferypro1 on November 13th, 2011
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I’m not sure what I like more, the awesome bird footage or the Metalica instrumental.
#16 by chrisbiro1 on November 13th, 2011
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@zXIaDaMIXz It is sort of a job since I train my parrots to do my parrot show, the way I have made a living for 20 years. But the flying we do in these videos is mostly for our own fun. Without a doubt the skills the birds develop as we do this are very helpful when flying at the shows in different locations every week.
#17 by chrisbiro1 on November 13th, 2011
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@kawaii2525 I fly my birds all year, even when it is 10 degrees F outside. They want to go out flying in the cold and will spend several hours out before behaving like they want to come in again. I presume it is a fuel issue, that flying in the cold uses more calories to remain warm thus requires more food.
#18 by kawaii2525 on November 13th, 2011
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This is absolutely incredible! I’ve always adovcated to clip bird’s wings because so many people don’t know how to train their bird’s to fly/recall. This is truley breath taking, and I’m glad I now allow these birds to fly! But living in Toronto, flighted birds are disadvantaged a little regarding the weather!
#19 by zXIaDaMIXz on November 13th, 2011
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@chrisbiro1
Is this a job because it looks like the best job in he world and i wish i could do what you do someday.
#20 by chrisbiro1 on November 13th, 2011
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@zXIaDaMIXz If you think seeing a few fly in a flock is amazing, you should come visit us here and watch 25 take to the air at once. It is pretty fun to see a mixed flock of conures, macaws, senegals, cockatoos, all taking off at the same time and circling the property together. I hope to someday have time to sit and catch this on video.
#21 by zXIaDaMIXz on November 13th, 2011
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8:00 amazing
#22 by UltralightingUSA on November 13th, 2011
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AWESOME CHANNEL! You are the Bird Whisperer!
#23 by strueblood on November 13th, 2011
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Beautiful
#24 by chrisbiro1 on November 13th, 2011
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@MegaJazzy72 I usually do not feed them soaked pellets but we did with Buckle because we had some. Normally I just feed hand feeding formula and then start offering solid foods such as bits of apply, banana, sun flower seeds and peanuts. As they are ready they will start exploring these foods. Chris
#25 by chrisbiro1 on November 13th, 2011
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@AirbuckUF We have a process we teach as part of our class on how to identify and select locations based on the skill of the birds and recovery potential. This process can be applied anywhere once you understand the idea. You will want to start out with a wide open space so you can see and follow the bird where ever it goes. Then you select locations that let you progress in skill from there. Hiking with the birds is what I consider a level 4 location/activity (out of 5) so be careful. Chris