Tuesday 9 December 2008

Scarlet Ibis





Scarlet Ibisis in Trinidad's Caroni Bird Sanctuary

Little Blue Heron


Little Blue Heron on Jamaica

Greater Yellowlegs


Greater Yellowlegs in the Caroni Bird Sanctuart, Trinidad

Cayman


Cayman in the Mangrove Swamps in Trinidad

Snowy Egrets


Snowy Egrets in the Caroni Bird Sanctuary, Trinidad

'Stink Worm' caterpillar


Green Parakeet


Green Parakeet in captivity

Green Heron


Green Heron on Nest.
Seems odd that two weeks previously I had travelled down to Kent, England in the Snow to see this same species and that now I was seeing it on its nest in temperatures in excess of 30 Centigrade.

Great White Egret


Great White Egret on Curacao

Osprey


Osprey ( or Sea Eagles as they are known locally) on Bonaire

Greater Flamingo



Greater Flamingos on Bonaire

Troupial

Troupial (type of Oriole) in Curacao

Masked Booby


Masked Booby in Curacao

The Locals




Cattle Egrets




Cattle Egrets (or Cow Birds as they are known locally) on Barbados


Turkey Vulture


Turkey Vulture on Isla de Margarita, Venezuela


Turkey Vulture on Tortola

Sunset


Sunset in Antigua



Sunset in Montego Bay, Jamaica

Spotted Sandpiper


Spotted Sandpiper o the Beach at Tortola, British Virgin Islands

Royal Tern


Royal Terns were common on most of the Caribbean Islands

Saturday 6 December 2008

Brown Pelican


Brown Pelican on the Isla de Margarita, Venezuela


Brown Pelican on Samana, Dominican Republic



Brown Pelican on Samana, Dominican Republic




Brown Pelican on Tortola, British Virgin Islands