Green Heron, Tobago, Day 2
Rufous-tailed Jacamar, Tobago, Day 2
Green Heron, Tobago, Day 2
Tropical Kingbird / Tyrannus melancholicus, Tobago…
Is this a Giant Cowbird?, Tobago, Day 2
Rufous-tailed Jacamar, Tobago, Day 2
Purple Honeycreeper / Cyanerpes caeruleus, Asa Wri…
Masked Cardinal / Paroaria nigrogenis, Trinidad, D…
White-chested Emerald, Asa Wright Nature Centre, T…
Green Honeycreeper male, Asa Wright Nature Centre,…
White-necked Jacobin, Asa Wright Nature Centre, Tr…
Blue-gray Tanager, Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trini…
Green Honeycreeper female, Asa Wright Nature Centr…
Yellow Oriole / Icterus nigrogularis, Asa Wright N…
Feeding frenzy, Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad
Crested Oropendola / Psarocolius decumanus, Asa Wr…
Guianan Trogon, Asa Wright Nature Centre
Collared Trogon / Trogon collaris, Asa Wright, Bel…
Copper-rumped Hummingbird / Amazilia tobac, Trinid…
Bananaquit / Coereba flaveola, Asa Wright, Trinida…
Blue-gray Tanager /Thraupis episcopus, Asa Wright,…
Western Meadowlark / Sturnella neglecta
American Robin / Turdus migratorius, Carburn Park
Palm Tanager / Thraupis palmarum, Asa Wright Natur…
Green Honeycreeper, Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trin…
White-necked Jacobin female, Trinidad
White-necked Jacobin female, Asa Wright Nature Cen…
Purple Honeycreeper male, Asa Wright Nature Centre…
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) male / Setophaga co…
Rough-legged Hawk / Buteo lagopus
Green Honeycreeper male, Asa Wright Nature Centre,…
White-necked Jacobin, Asa Wright Nature Centre, Tr…
Green Hermit Hummingbird female, Asa Wright Nature…
Purple Honeycreeper female, Trinidad
White-necked Jacobin, Asa Wright Nature Centre
Green Honeycreeper male, Asa Wright Nature Centre,…
Wilson's Snipe
Violaceous Euphonia / Euphonia violacea, Asa Wrigh…
Hummingbird wings
White-necked Jacobin immature, Trinidad
Green Honeycreeper female, Asa Wright, Trinidad
Green Honeycreeper female, Asa Wright, Trinidad
Yellow-chinned Spinetail, Nariva Swamp afternoon
Pied Water-Tyrant, Nariva Swamp afternoon, Trinida…
Yellow Oriole / Icterus nigrogularis, Nariva Swamp…
Cattle Egret on Water Buffalo, Nariva Swamp aftern…
Green Honeycreeper male, Asa Wright Nature Centre,…
White-lined Tanager, Asa Wright Nature Centre, Tri…
American Robin's egg on the ground
American Robin down by the river
Purple Honeycreeper female preening, Asa Wright Na…
Evening Grosbeak male - what a look!
Rose-breasted Grosbeak male / Pheucticus ludovicia…
American Goldfinch male / Spinus tristis
Hairy Woodpecker / Picoides villosus
Evening Grosbeak male
American Robin male
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Great Horned Owl and owlet
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Mom and her babies
Sweet little Mountain Bluebird
Yesterday's treat!
Tropical Mockingbird, Blue Waters Inn, Tobago
Ruddy Turnstone bathtime
Tropical Mockingbird / Mimus gilvus, Tobago
Rufous-vented chachalaca / Ortalis ruficauda, Toba…
Floating on aquamarine waves
Tropical Mockingbird with attitude
Tropical Mockingbird / Mimus gilvus, Tobago
Trinidad Motmot / Momotus bahamensis, Tobago
Bananaquit / Coereba flaveola, Tobago
Daily gathering of the Brown Pelicans, Tobago
Brown Pelicans / Pelecanus occidentalis, Blue Wate…
Shiny Cowbird / Molothrus bonariensis, Tobago
Rufous-vented chachalaca / Ortalis ruficauda, Toba…
Blue-gray Tanager / Thraupis episcopus, Tobago
Ruddy Turnstone / Arenaria interpres, Blue Waters…
Tropical Mockingbird, Blue Waters Inn, Tobago
Northern Hawk Owl with woodland bokeh
Female Kestrel
Turkey Vulture talons
False eyes and real eyes
Boreal Chickadee
01 Barred Owl
02 Bald Eagle in late afternoon sun
Northern Pygmy-owl
Mountain Chickadee
Always glad to see a Snowy
Meadow Vole for a late lunch
Northern Hawk Owl
Great Gray Owl, focused
Eyes fixed on supper
Burrowing Owl
Humboldt Penguin / Spheniscus humboldti
Perch with a good view
Taveta Golden Weaver
Such a beautiful owl
Peacefully waiting
Great Gray Owl from 2013
Quietly watching, always alert
Mountain Chickadee / Poecile gambeli
Winner with its prey
It's those white birds again
Northern Hawk Owl
Snowy Owl along the fenceline
Northern Hawk Owl
A backward glance
Red-winged Blackbird female or juvenile
Atop a utility pole
Meadow Vole for a tasty snack
Northern Hawk Owl
Two of a family of three
Northern Hawk Owl from 2016
Dark-eyed beauty
Yesterday's treat
Female Mountain Bluebird with lunch for her babies
The size of a popcan
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Better than nothing - this is NOT my main photo!
Sleepy Great Horned Owl
Winter on the prairies
Sharp-tailed Grouse - not my main photo!
Eared Grebe
Great Gray Owl in early morning sunlight
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Black-throated Mango on nest, Tobago, Day 2
When I think of all the beautiful variety of trees in a rain forest, this tiny, female Hummingbird has built her nest towards the top of a very high utility pole. And there she sits : ) Her nest even matches the colour of the surrounding metal pole and insulator, giving further camouflage. Needless to say, we would never have noticed her without our Guide's help!
"Occurring throughout the tropics of South America from Panama to northeast Argentina, the Black-throated Mango is the most widespread member of its genus. It is primarily found in open vegetation with bushes and scattered trees in many kinds of humid and dry habitats. Within its large range, the Black-throated Mango is fairly distinctive being the only predominantly green hummingbird with extensive black throat and underparts." From the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Neotropical Birds.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
This outing was on our second day on the island of Tobago, 14 March 2017, and we were taken to the Main Ridge Forest Reserve via the Roxborough-Parlatuvier Rd. Our guide was Gladwyn James, whose father is a renowned ornithologist on the island. Sadly, he is now retired. One of the roads we drove along was named "James Path" after his father - I do have a photo of Gladwyn standing by the road sign, that I will post another day.
I hope to add an extra bit of information about each photo to the very simple, basic description. Right now, I'm still trying to work out where I was and when, lol! We left Calgary on 12 March 2017 and arrived back home in the evening of 21 March 2017. I was totally dead beat after such a busy time away, dealing with extremely early mornings and hot, humid weather. Those of you who know me well, know that I am a dreadful night-owl, so getting up around 5:15 am was an absolute killer. Also, heat and humidity don't agree with my body, so each trip out was quite exhausting. In the morning of 21 March, we had to get up around 2:00 am, as we had such an early flight (5 and a half hours) from Trinidad to Toronto - followed by a four-hour flight back to Calgary, with lots of waiting in between. On our very first day, we had three flights in a row, as we flew from Calgary to Toronto, then Toronto to Port of Spain on Trinidad, from where we had a short flight to the island of Tobago.
This adventure was only the second holiday (or was it actually my third?) of any kind, anywhere, that I have had in something like 30 or 35 years! The other holiday was a wonderful, one-week holiday with my great friends from England, Linda and Tony, when we went down south to Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Tetons in September 2012. I have had maybe half a dozen weekends away, including to Waterton National Park, which have helped keep me going.
Six birding/photographer friends and I decided that we would take this exciting trip together, spending the first two or three days on the island of Tobago and then the rest of the time at the Asa Wright Nature Centre on the nearby, larger island of Trinidad. We decided to take a complete package, so everything was included - flights (we were so very lucky to get Black Friday prices, which were 50% off!), accommodation at both places, all our food, and the various walks and day trips that we could chose from. Two of my friends, Anne B. and Brenda, saw to all the planning of flights and accommodations, which was so very much appreciated by the rest of us. I could never have done all this myself!
What a time we had, seeing so many beautiful things - and, of course, everything was a lifer for me. Some of these friends had visited Costa Rica before, so were familiar with quite a few of the birds. There was a lot more to see on Trinidad, so we were glad that we chose Tobago to visit first and then spend a longer time at Asa Wright. It was wonderful to be right by the sea, though, at the Blue Waters Inn on the island of Tobago.
The Asa Wright Nature Centre on the much larger island of Trinidad is such an amazing place! We stayed in cabins up or down hill from the main building. Really, one doesn't need to travel away from the Centre for birding, as so many different species visit the Hummingbird feeders that are right by the huge, open veranda, and the trees of the rain forest high up a mountainous road. The drive up and down this narrow, twisting, pot-holed road was an adventure in itself! Never would I ever do this drive myself - we had a guide who drove us everywhere in a van/small bus. I had read many accounts of this road, lol! There was just enough room for two vehicles to squeeze past each other, and the honking of horns was almost continuous - either to warn any vehicle that might be coming around the next bend or as a sign that drivers knew each other. The drive along this road took just over an hour each way.
I still miss the great food that was provided every single day at Asa Wright and the Rum Punch that appeared each evening. I never drink at all, so I wasn't sure if I would even try the Punch - glad I did, though, as it was delicious and refreshing. Breakfast, lunch and dinner were all served buffet-style, with a huge variety of dishes from which to choose. To me, pure luxury. So very, very grateful to have been invited to be part of this amazing adventure.
"Occurring throughout the tropics of South America from Panama to northeast Argentina, the Black-throated Mango is the most widespread member of its genus. It is primarily found in open vegetation with bushes and scattered trees in many kinds of humid and dry habitats. Within its large range, the Black-throated Mango is fairly distinctive being the only predominantly green hummingbird with extensive black throat and underparts." From the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Neotropical Birds.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
This outing was on our second day on the island of Tobago, 14 March 2017, and we were taken to the Main Ridge Forest Reserve via the Roxborough-Parlatuvier Rd. Our guide was Gladwyn James, whose father is a renowned ornithologist on the island. Sadly, he is now retired. One of the roads we drove along was named "James Path" after his father - I do have a photo of Gladwyn standing by the road sign, that I will post another day.
I hope to add an extra bit of information about each photo to the very simple, basic description. Right now, I'm still trying to work out where I was and when, lol! We left Calgary on 12 March 2017 and arrived back home in the evening of 21 March 2017. I was totally dead beat after such a busy time away, dealing with extremely early mornings and hot, humid weather. Those of you who know me well, know that I am a dreadful night-owl, so getting up around 5:15 am was an absolute killer. Also, heat and humidity don't agree with my body, so each trip out was quite exhausting. In the morning of 21 March, we had to get up around 2:00 am, as we had such an early flight (5 and a half hours) from Trinidad to Toronto - followed by a four-hour flight back to Calgary, with lots of waiting in between. On our very first day, we had three flights in a row, as we flew from Calgary to Toronto, then Toronto to Port of Spain on Trinidad, from where we had a short flight to the island of Tobago.
This adventure was only the second holiday (or was it actually my third?) of any kind, anywhere, that I have had in something like 30 or 35 years! The other holiday was a wonderful, one-week holiday with my great friends from England, Linda and Tony, when we went down south to Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Tetons in September 2012. I have had maybe half a dozen weekends away, including to Waterton National Park, which have helped keep me going.
Six birding/photographer friends and I decided that we would take this exciting trip together, spending the first two or three days on the island of Tobago and then the rest of the time at the Asa Wright Nature Centre on the nearby, larger island of Trinidad. We decided to take a complete package, so everything was included - flights (we were so very lucky to get Black Friday prices, which were 50% off!), accommodation at both places, all our food, and the various walks and day trips that we could chose from. Two of my friends, Anne B. and Brenda, saw to all the planning of flights and accommodations, which was so very much appreciated by the rest of us. I could never have done all this myself!
What a time we had, seeing so many beautiful things - and, of course, everything was a lifer for me. Some of these friends had visited Costa Rica before, so were familiar with quite a few of the birds. There was a lot more to see on Trinidad, so we were glad that we chose Tobago to visit first and then spend a longer time at Asa Wright. It was wonderful to be right by the sea, though, at the Blue Waters Inn on the island of Tobago.
The Asa Wright Nature Centre on the much larger island of Trinidad is such an amazing place! We stayed in cabins up or down hill from the main building. Really, one doesn't need to travel away from the Centre for birding, as so many different species visit the Hummingbird feeders that are right by the huge, open veranda, and the trees of the rain forest high up a mountainous road. The drive up and down this narrow, twisting, pot-holed road was an adventure in itself! Never would I ever do this drive myself - we had a guide who drove us everywhere in a van/small bus. I had read many accounts of this road, lol! There was just enough room for two vehicles to squeeze past each other, and the honking of horns was almost continuous - either to warn any vehicle that might be coming around the next bend or as a sign that drivers knew each other. The drive along this road took just over an hour each way.
I still miss the great food that was provided every single day at Asa Wright and the Rum Punch that appeared each evening. I never drink at all, so I wasn't sure if I would even try the Punch - glad I did, though, as it was delicious and refreshing. Breakfast, lunch and dinner were all served buffet-style, with a huge variety of dishes from which to choose. To me, pure luxury. So very, very grateful to have been invited to be part of this amazing adventure.
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