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14th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Blu, the macaw.

The blue macaw is a Brazilian specie that is at great risk of extinction due to hunting and destruction of their natural habitat. This bird called Blu was rescued injured and can not return to their natural environment. Today she lives protected in a lodge in the Pantanal (transpantaneira highway).

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2016
Date Uploaded: 12.2016
Photo Location: Poconé, Brazil
Copyright: © Eliseth Leao