Balbina and the blue-headed parrots

Last month we went for a weekend trip to Balbina, the main attraction was fishing for tucunare in the Balbina dam. I didn’t go fishing though. I stayed in the town, Balbina, and went for a walk around, until the edge of town.  I could see the lake formed by the dam, and the dead trees on the lake.  The dam was built to provide energy to Manaus, as a renewable source, however it emits so much methane that it turns out to be worst than a coal plant. I’ve written about that before (Weekend trip to Balbina). There is another view of the tree trunks on that post.

While looking at the lake, I could also hear a lot of parrots, and eventually saw a few of them.  Blue-headed parrots (Pionus menstruus) were flying around, and some were resting on the canopy of nearby trees.

Balbina, Presidente Figueiredo, Amazonas

Balbina, Presidente Figueiredo, Amazonas

Balbina, Presidente Figueiredo, Amazonas