Into the breeding routine
Nape keeps his eye on everything in the vicinity of the nest.
Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) breed in similar trees as the macaws. Things are not friendly when a goose approaches the nest or flies by. The macaws will vocalise loadly. They even come out the nest, take place in a nearby tree and raise their wings to look big. The geese lose interest in the end and look elswhere for a suitable appartement.
The macaws fourage in a nearby Oak tree (Quercus)
Flying around together seems to be a healthy break for both macaws. Their breeding routine seems so be somewhat like this:
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Breeding most of the day - Toos is more at the nest than Nape
Flying around for 15 minutes - A couple of times a day
Fourage nearby the nest - After flying around together
Preening together
Breeding again