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Scarlet Elegance
The Scarlet Macaw sports the primary colors of red, yellow, and blue in the most elegant way. They reside in the rain forests in elevations of 1000-3000 feet in Central and South America. These spectacular beauties live in pairs, family groups, and individual flocks of 30. In the wild a typical lifespan runs 40-50 years in comparison of life in captivity spanning 75 years.
The Maya regarded the macaw as a symbol of fire and solar energy because of the scarlet red feathers.
The Bororo Indians believe in a complex cycle of transmigration of souls during which they are temporarily reincarnated as macaws.
Height: 33” beak to tail
Weight: 2.2 lbs
Population: Declining
Trend: Vulnerable due to loss of habitat and pet trade

Cheryl Bowman was born in Pasadena, Texas, 1948. Her parents moved to the Rio Grande Valley when she was young. Her mother was a painter who influenced her love affair with painting. After managing an art center with a retail store, school, and gallery, she realized that the creative side of Art was what appealed to her. She began painting at 28. She received a BFA from University of Texas, Pan American in South Texas at the age of 38. She taught every medium at a Magnet school in South Texas for 19 years. Her travels around the world have influenced her variety of styles although the juxtaposition of shapes and colors remain most important in her work. As she strives to find her place in the great Pacific Northwest, she...