Scarlet Macaws take their medicine. Earthflight (Winged Planet) Narrator David Tennant)

Nervous Scarlet Macaws arrive at clay licks in the Amazonian jungle to reap the benefits of the medicinal clay. The clay not only settles their stomach but also provides the macaws with essential sodium and calcium supplements.
Earthflight (winged planet) uses many different filming techniques to create the experience of flying with birds as they encounter some of the greatest natural events on the planet.
Clip from our series Earthflight - Episode 4 'South America'.You can download this episode or the whole series on iTunes in the UK at:
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Showing Thursday 19th January 2012 at 8pm on BBC1
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Narrated by David Tennant
Series Producer: John Downer
Music by Will Gregory and Steven Faux

[@TheDutchPetGuy]

Beautiful images. I love macaws. Did anyone notice they mix up two species. Up to 1:18 it's scarlet macaws. Then there are four greenwings. Then the close ups are scarlet macaw again. At 2:07 a greenwing takes of but when it lands it's changed to a scarlet again. Both brilliant macaws.....

[@alvasjostrom1349]

This is parrot's real nature

[@GWMacaw]

I don't know how old this video is, but it has been found that they don't go on clay licks for medicinal purposes to neutralize toxins, but for the sodium in the dirt.

[@KTChamberlain]

Now I'm picturing Scrooge McDuck reading these lines since David Tennant's the current voice of Scrooge.

[@ALilMayhemMayhaps]

DAVID TENNANT

[@thedancer888]

It's the Doctor!!

[@lafayette2957]

Sadly these birds are also becoming extinct 😔

[@fckinnonstick9919]

For me these are the most beautiful birds of them all. Second is the peacock :)

[@txastra523]

I also have 2 macaws they fly 8 hour a day and come back at evening there are so intelligent young one is 1 year old and elder is 35 year old they are so cute and adorable always play with my dog you should also have one

[@prairierider7569]

The bigger parrots be like “I’m the captains now”…hehehehe

[@luizvieirasouto]

Very beautiful birdies, and an amazing footage.

[@jamiefoyers2800]

I love seeing the macaws coming into land...very beautiful flashes of colour...very graceful birds. Noisy as well but you can see the intelligence in them, not daft birds...very canny!.

[@congolionalion9624]

Amazon birds 💞

[@airforcemarkmg]

Beautiful birds 😍😍😍

[@polytelismedia]

Wonderful footage. I recently saw my first Blue-headed parrots in Costa Rica. Gorgeous species. Especially enjoy the clips of scarlet macaws in flight.

[@CanaryKeeper]

I'm learning about nature while listening to David Tennant's voice. WIN WIN! :D

[@latieraeve]

David Tennant's voice <3 Il love for hi to read me a bed time story

[@sarahreespresenter]

Just LOVE LOVE this x

[@amazonparrot975]

Thanks! :)

[@welcomeinteriorjhelum4130]

Nice video