Blue And Gold Macaw Of The Rainforest

The blue and gold macaw of the rainforest is found in general in tropical South America. Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, northern Paraguay, and eastern Peru all offer the kind of home the macaw parrot needs. The blue and gold macaw's natural habitat includes open marshlands and woodlands, but the rainforest, with its large trees is a favored habitat.

Blue And Gold Macaw Of The Rainforest

Blue And Gold Macaw Of The Rainforest

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Blue And Gold Macaw Of The Rainforest

Blue And Gold Macaw Of The Rainforest

Blue and Gold Macaw habitancy Density

The blue and gold macaw of the rainforest is an endangered species. Because of hunting, trapping for the pet trade, and destruction of their habitat, blue and gold macaws are moderately disappearing from the rainforest, as well as other areas.

Habitat destruction appears to be the many danger to blue and gold macaw habitancy density. Logging, in particular, removes the largest trees - the ones macaws favor for nesting. Without suitable nesting sites, the blue and gold macaw of the rainforest is doomed to extinction.

Perhaps the second many danger to the blue and gold macaw is the pet trade. Traders climb trees to remove chicks from their nests. If climbing is too difficult, trees are felled, and chicks who survive the fall are taken. Few survive to maturity, rapidly decimating their numbers.

Blue and gold macaws are commonly seen in pAirs or house groups. At times, they may be seen in flocks of a dozen or so. Sadly, such sightings are becoming increasingly uncommon. The blue and gold macaw habitancy density in the wild is already much lower than the numbers in captivity. Some put the total of those in the rainforest at no more than 200 pAirs.

Coloring

The blue and gold macaw of the rainforest is approximately enTirely provocative aqua blue and golden yellow. The wings are tipped with a provocative true blue. Since both male and female look identical, breeders must use a blood test or Dna test to decree gender. The blue and gold macaw has a creamy white face, with distinctive black feather lines and green forehead.

Size

A full-grown blue and gold macaw is one of the largest parrots in the world.

* distance - Male: 34-36 inches

* distance - Female: 32-34 inches

* Weight - Male: 2-2 3/4 pounds

* Weight - Female: slightly smaller

* Wingspan - Male: 41-45 inches

* Wingspan - Female: slightly smaller

TemperaMent

Of all the parrots of the world, the blue and gold macaw is said to have one of the mildest, most easy-going temperaMents. Unlike some parrot species, the blue and gold macaw is willing to interact with varied house members rather than being a one-person bird. It will, however, prefer one above the others.

Extremely intelligent, a blue and gold macaw can be taught both to talk and to do tricks. It mimics human words loudly and clearly. It is a very expressive bird, showing what it wants by cocking its head, flashing its eyes, and "talking" to you. It may also fluff its feathers, bow, bob its head, and prance around.

A blue and gold macaw can come to be very tame and playful if hand-raised. They will always need a lot of attention, though. If they come to be bored, they can be very destructive.

Toys

Give a blue and gold macaw wood to chew, and he will forget about chewing things that are off-bounds. This parrot keeps its beak in good condition by chewing wood. It also relieves pent up power by chewing wood. As a result, it chews very aggressively.

A collection of stimulating chew toys will keep it from becoming bored.

Food

The blue and gold macaw of the rainforest commonly eats bark and leaves, fruits, nuts, seeds, and vegetables, but it will also eat small animals in the wild. It visits clay licks to get mineral suppleMents into its diet, and to detoxify seeds.

In captivity, a blue and gold macaw will eat fresh pellets or seeds. It will need fresh fruits and vegetables daily, with old ones discarded after 24 hours. It will need a ready furnish of fresh, clean, chlorine-free water, too.
The blue and gold macaw appreciates capability and collection in its Food, and may let you know if it is not happy about what it receives.

Blue And Gold Macaw Of The Rainforest

How To Toast Pecans

Pecans are one of my beloved nuts to use for Cooking and especially baking. Not only do they have a range of condition properties but they also add a nice texture and a bit of a sweet flavor to many Foods, especially if they are candied. Some recipes work well with raw pecans, but other times a formula works better with toasted pecans. Here are a few dissimilar ways you can toast pecans.

How To Toast Pecans

How To Toast Pecans

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How To Toast Pecans

How To Toast Pecans

Toasting Pecans In The Oven

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spread the pecans evenly in a single layer on an ungreased baking sheet or cookie sheet. It is best to place them on a baking rack in the middle of the oven. If they are too close to the upper or lower coil they may start to burn. Bake for 5-10 minutes checking on them periodically. When they turn golden brown they are ready.

Oven toasting allows nuts to become more uniformly browned than some of the other methods.

Toasting Pecans On The Stove

You can toast them on the stove as well, whether with or without an oil. Use a skillet with a heavy bottom so it sits evenly on the heat source. If you want to use butter or oil add it to the heated skillet, using a medium heat, and cover the surface. Add pecans. Be sure to stir or shake the nuts often so they do not burn. Pecans can burn no ifs ands or buts so don't get distracted when toasting pecans on the stove. Toast for about 5 minutes or until they turn a fragrant golden brown.

Nuts toasted this way will not be quite as evenly brown as those toasted in an oven, but some habitancy love to add a puny butter or oil which works better with the stove top method.

Toasting Pecans In The Microwave

I prefer the oven or stove method, but if you prefer using your microwave you can also toast nuts in the microwave.

Spread nuts evenly on a plate and using the high setting microwave for one minute. Take off and stir the nuts to check on progress. Continue to cook in one puny intervals until they are toasted. Keep in mind they will continue to cook a bit after they are removed from the microwave.

Toasted pecans can add a lovely flavor and texture to many dishes or desserts. Once toasted they can be kept in an Air tight box for about a week.

How To Toast Pecans

wholesome Desserts

Healthy and dessert are two words that are not regularly related together. Maybe that's because we consider dessert to be a compound of sugar and fat, loaded with fat and other bad stuff. The reality of a healthy dessert can be yours though if you are willing to try something different. Oh yeah, fruit is already a dessert in some countries, but in the Usa we consider it a treat only when it's baked inside some kind of crust and loaded with sugar.

wholesome Desserts

wholesome Desserts

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wholesome Desserts

wholesome Desserts

Granted, if you have a serious sweet tooth, this alternative healthy stuff is probably not going to satisfy you but if you are also trying to be healthier and weigh less, it will help a lot. The easiest way to give yourself a healthy treat is to go for a indeed good yogurt-like Bulgarian yogurt, or Greek yogurt-which can be found in your local condition Food store. Then rove down the aisle where they keep the cacao products and grab yourself a container of cacao nibs. To that you can add some Goji berries or golden currants but stay away from the Incan golden-berries unless you are a great fan of Tart and sour tastes (those exiguous things may be packed with great antioxidant power but boy, are they tart). Throw in some chopped nuts, add a exiguous stevia for sweetness, mix it all up, and you have a great healthy dessert. an additional one healthy treat is to put the same things in some ricotta cheese. That's a exiguous heavier but just as tasty and regularly doesn't require any sweetener.

Okay now let's get real and talk about chocolate, which is what you are indeed reading this for right? Yes, you can have your chocolate and still be eating something healthy. The cacao bean is chock full of antioxidant power; it's the sugar that gets added that is the problem. You can get the cacao bean and grind it up with some coconut oil or organic cream and get yourself a creamy treat but you'll still have to add some sweetness to it. You can get the sweetness either from stevia (a natural-source sweetener called Honey Leaf) or just add honey, fruit juice or sugar. To be healthiest though, use stevia. If you just make the creamy cacao compound you can spread it on something healthy like apple slices or make some almond bark. Keep in mind that this is supposed to be a healthy dessert, right?

Another healthy alternative is to put some nut butter on fruit; that works best on apple or pear slices but you can always thin the butter out a bit with some coconut oil or cacao and dip strawberries, cherries and the like...and then roll them in nuts. Whipped cream is also an easy addition to make some fresh fruit special and if you fry some bananas in butter or coconut oil, dip them in cacao cream and then throw some chopped nuts on them, with a Dollop of whipped cream...well...Elvis would have gone for that, I'm sure.

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