Location: A Yellow-Headed Amazon Parrot (Amazona oratrix) yawning at The National Aquarium. Destination: The Inner Harbor in Baltimore, Maryland Country: United States Year Taken: 2007
Photographer: Jon Rochetti Blog: The DC Traveler
There are over 350 species of parrots found in the warmer climates around the world.  Here’s one  colorful, but sleepy example at The National Aquarium in Baltimore, Maryland, at the Inner Harbor. 
It’s hooked beak is used for grasping and climbing, as well as for cracking nuts and seeds.  In this case, for letting visitors …read more