Parrot show returns to Springs Preserve in Las Vegas
Las Vegas Review-Journal
London Hafner, 6, of Las Vegas, pets one of Clint Carvalho’s parrots at the Extreme Parrots show at Springs Preserve on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, in Las Vegas. Show attendees could take a photo holding the parrots for $5 after the performance. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenkschmidt_
Clint Carvalho has his parrot Beatrice sing a song at his Extreme Parrots show at Springs Preserve on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, in Las Vegas. Carvalho said almost all of his birds are rescues. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenkschmidt_
Peaches the parrot rides bird-sized roller skates during Clint Carvalho’s Extreme Parrots show at Springs Preserve on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenkschmidt_
Trenton Brown, 7, pets a parrot next to his dad Orlo Cox after Clint Carvalho’s Extreme Parrots show at Springs Preserve on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, in Las Vegas. Show attendees could take a photo holding the parrots for $5 after the show. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenkschmidt_
Clint Carvalho encourages Peaches the parrot as the bird rides a bike during the Extreme Parrots show at Springs Preserve on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, in Las Vegas. Carvalho’s show, which he performed on America’s Got Talent, is also performed at Flamingo on the Strip. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenkschmidt_
The audience at Extreme Parrots show in awe as Kitten the parrot does a stunt during the show show at Springs Preserve on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, in Las Vegas. Kitten flew from outside to inside the theater as Clint Carvalho shouted, “Here Kitty!” (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenkschmidt_
Steven Hafner, 6, of Las Vegas, is shy as Clint Carvalho shows him how to pet a parrot after Carvalho’s Extreme Parrots show at Springs Preserve on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, in Las Vegas. Show attendees could take a photo holding the parrots for $5 after the show. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenkschmidt_
Lorien Smyer of California poses for a photo with parrots after Clint Carvalho’s Extreme Parrots show at Springs Preserve on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenkschmidt_
Clint Carvalho encourages the audience to be loud and scream during Extreme Parrots show at Springs Preserve on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, in Las Vegas. He said the noise helps keep the birds excited to do tricks and stunts. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenkschmidt_
Gerald Cooper of New York poses as his family takes photos after Clint Carvalho’s Extreme Parrots show at Springs Preserve on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenkschmidt_
Hanna Cooper, 3, right, screams because a parrot grabs hold off her shirt as her sister, Raya Cooper, 6, giggles after the Extreme Parrots show at Springs Preserve on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, in Las Vegas. Parrot showman Clint Carvalho said the parrots grab on because they don’t have hands, not because they’re biting. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenkschmidt_
Mila Cooper, 8, makes a face as she takes hold of parrots after Clint Carvalho’s Extreme Parrots show at Springs Preserve on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenkschmidt_
Peaches the parrot squawks as Clint Carvalho introduces his Extreme Parrots show at Springs Preserve on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenkschmidt_
Clint Carvalho and his Extreme Parrots show at Springs Preserve on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, in Las Vegas. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenkschmidt_
Peaches, Kitty and Clint wowed the crowd Saturday as the “Extreme Parrots” show returned to the Springs Preserve for two shows on Saturday.
Peaches and Kitty are among the parrots trained by exotic bird specialist Clint Carvalho, an “America’s Got Talent” YouTube finalist.
Those who want to see the show still have plenty of opportunities to catch a performance. Carvalho and his parrots will be back in action at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sunday, and on weekends and major holidays through Feb. 17.
Admission to the show, held in the Big Springs Theater, is free with paid general admission to the Springs Preserve. No reservations are required, but Springs Preserve officials recommend arriving a few minutes early because seats fill up fast.
Meet-and-greet events letting kids and adults “get up close and personal” with the parrots are offered after the show for $5 per person. Organizers advise bringing a camera or smartphone to capture the moment.
