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Having pets is very common, with many families welcoming cats and dogs into their home. Birds are also an increasingly popular choice, especially intelligent, colorful ones like macaws. Owners usually keep a chain on their leg to prevent them from flying away and to keep them safe. But some train their parrots to fly free and return home on command.

Dozens of pet macaws take to the skies, seizing a rare chance to fly free. When the whistle sounds, they fly back. Keeping pet birds is increasingly popular, especially macaws, which are highly intelligent, affectionate, and interactive. They can even learn simple words and phrases. Considering their birds’ well-being, these owners took advantage of the good weather to go outdoors and let them fly.

Mr. Fu
Macaw owner
Let them move around! They used to be free, and if we just keep them at home chained up like this, it’s mistreating them. That’s not okay.

But before these birds can be allowed to fly free, they must first be trained to return on command and adjust to the environment, which can take more than a month. As macaws can be quite expensive, ranging from NT$60,000 to hundreds of thousands of dollars, many owners put tracking devices on them so they don’t get lost.

Mr. Huang
Macaw owner
My bird can fly free. It has a GPS. It’s great at charming people and very smart. It understands what you say and is even good at talking.

Forming a community, these owners come together to let their birds fly free and talk about their shared experiences.

Ms. Liu
Macaw owner
There’s no way to enjoy the sun at home. You have to train them, make sure they’re stable, and only release them in a safe location. My macaw hasn’t been trained properly, so I won’t let it fly free.

Soaring through the sky is a parrot’s natural instinct. When done safely, letting them fly helps them exercise and stay healthy, and can even make their feathers more vibrant.

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