Monday, September 10, 2007

Local quizmaster attacked by macaws

Two years ago I visited the Mayan ruins at Copan in Honduras. The archaeological park is home to a variety of wildlife, including a couple of dozen curious macaws who are entirely too comfortable checking out visitors up close and personal. I think I got too close to the perch of these two, who climbed down some wood, walked over to my feet and started to gnaw on my boots with their strong, sharp beaks. It was very cute until it became clear that pain and injury were a distinct possibility.

I'm testing out the new video capabilities of Blogger and thought you might enjoy this. I've also appended a couple of stills of Copan taken with the same digital camera, the purpose for which it's primarily intended.

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