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Dougherty, Amanda

Pictured parrots such as the South American Macaw have a reputation at Sylvan Heights Bird Park that's seemingly oxymoron by nature. Beauty can be perceived in their multi-colored plumage. The on-site perches and benches are vulnerable to their beaks and talons’ destructive potential.

North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine (NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 8 Issue 3, June/July 2016, p80-84

Birds--Parrots; Birds--Macaws; Birds--Conservation; Birds, Protection of; Sylvan Heights Bird Park (Scotland Neck); Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park (Scotland Neck); Wildlife parks--North Carolina ; Aviaries--North Carolina ; Birds--Protection of--Conservation leadership