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Hi, Bob..
I was reading an older post titled "harlequin macaw?' and came across one of your responses that said something of the sorts that a harlequin macaw is much more predictable than a catalina or other scarlet hybrids. Will you elaborate on that subject for me?

I am owned by a catalina macaw named alli, and am just curious because I have never heard that there were actually differences in the various hybrid's temperments...and I am very curious.

thanks!

Cassandra wrote:Hi, Bob..
I was reading an older post titled "harlequin macaw?' and came across one of your responses that said something of the sorts that a harlequin macaw is much more predictable than a catalina or other scarlet hybrids. Will you elaborate on that subject for me?

I am owned by a catalina macaw named alli, and am just curious because I have never heard that there were actually differences in the various hybrid's temperments...and I am very curious.

thanks!

Cassandra,

Scarlets or anything that has Scarlet in it has the tendency to not be as a Greenwing or a hybrid that contains GW, such as a Harlequin... granted, that's a generalization and I really don't believe in them at times but, I have seen some pretty rowdy Scarlets, Camelots, Capri's and Catalina's...

Please dont misunderstand me, I truly love Scarlets, I think they are probably the most beautiful of all the macaws and severely misunderstood.

I own a Ruby which is half GW and half Scarlet and I love the mix! I have the intelligence of a Scarlet and the steadiness of a GW... I also like Catalina's because of their size... not too big, not too small!

I hope this answers your question... Have a Happy Holiday!