Cobalt-winged Parakeets as they burst from the site of the salt water spring in the upper Amazon basin near the Napo river. Movie at next post. There are multiple sites like this one that birds flock to to get needed salts and minerals. We sat for several hours before we saw these fellows, scarlet Maccaws and a Blue-throated Piping Guan.Yep he is on my life list, yours? All for later posting.

A single Cobalt-winged Parakeet, surveying the salt lick and salt water spring site before he will head down to drink. See the next photo and the movies posted in a few minutes.

Cobalt-winged parakeet. This image was at the limits of camera 3200 ISO and lens and cropped substantially and up ressed. No one got close enough to give me a better shot.

Cobalt-winged Parakeets at a salt lick/spring in the upper Amazon. see alt text

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