Flying jewels | Parting shot

The indigenous Macushi community of Karasabai, just south of Guyana’s Pakaraimas — flat-topped mountains spanning Venezuela, Brazil, and western Guyana — is an emerging community-led eco-tourism destination, particularly celebrated among birders across the globe. It’s one of the few places in the world — and the only in Guyana — to see the endangered sun parakeet or sun conure (Aratinga solstitialis) in the wild. Locals call them the kezee, or “flying jewels”. A sociable species, living in flocks of up to 30 birds and forming monogamous pairs for reproduction, they nest in palm cavities and can live up to 30 years.

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