Feeding frenzy, Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad
Pink Ginger, Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad
Crested Oropendola / Psarocolius decumanus, Asa Wr…
Corner of veranda at Asa Wright Nature Centre, Tri…
Tropical plant at Asa Wright Nature Centre
A sprinkling of mushrooms, Asa Wright Nature Centr…
Heliconia, Asa Wright Nature Centre
Seedhead of Torch Ginger, Asa Wright Nature Centre
A trail at Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad
White-bellied Antbird, Asa Wright trail
Guianan Trogon, Asa Wright Nature Centre
Torch Ginger / Etlingera elatior, Asa Wright Natur…
Squirrel Cuckoo / Piaya cayana, Asa Wright, Bellbi…
Delicate mushroom, Asa Wright, Bellbird walk
Squirrel Cuckoo / Piaya cayana, Asa Wright, Bellbi…
Asa Wright, Bellbird walk, Day 4
Tropical fruit, Asa Wright, Bellbird walk, Day 4
Tropical flower, Asa Wright, Bellbird walk
Rain forest, Asa Wright, Bellbird walk
Tropical plant, Bellbird walk, Day 4
Asa Wright rain forest, Bellbird walk, Day 4
Plain Brown Woodcreeper, Bellbird walk, Day 4
Tropical plant, Asa Wright, Bellbird trail
Steps from my cabin to main building, Asa Wright
Yellow Oriole / Icterus nigrogularis, Asa Wright N…
Agouti, Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad
Torch Ginger / Etlingera eliator, Trinidad
Cattle Egret, on way to Tobago airport
Great Blue Heron, on way to Tobago airport
Eared Dove, on way to Tobago airport
Eared Dove, on way to Tobago airport
Yellow-crowned Night-heron immature, on way to air…
Yellow-crowned Night-heron, on way to airport
Yellow-crowned Night-heron, on way to Tobago airpo…
Tri-coloured Heron, on way to Tobago airport
Green Heron, on way to Tobago airport
Great Egret, pond on way to Tobago airport
Tree by pond on way to Tobago airport
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Great Egret at pond on way to Tobago airport
Tree by pond on way to Tobago airport
Double-crested Cormorant at pond on way to Tobago…
Great Egret at pond on way to Tobago airport
Anhinga drying its wings on pond on way to airport
Cattle Egret at pond on way to Tobago airport
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My cabin, Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad
This photo shows the room I had in one of the cabins at the Asa Wright Nature Centre, on the island of Trinidad. Basic, clean and a very comfy bed. I had three roommates during my stay - a small millipede, something that looked like a species of Stink/Shield bug, and (most unwanted!) a small House Gecko. We arrived there from Tobago in the evening of 15 March 2017 and left very early in the morning of 21 March, so we had five full days at the Centre. Our time was spent watching a large variety birds from the veranda and going on a few walks and several long drives, seeing a different selection of birds on each outing. The photos I post from Asa Wright itself are usually the better, closer photos. Just as I did with Tobago, I will also be posting plenty of distant, often poor quality, shots of quite a few of the species, just for my own records. I still have no idea how many different species I was lucky enough to see on this holiday.
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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 trip 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 (from 12-21 March 2017), 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, much 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 and interesting things - and, of course, everything was a lifer for me. Some of these friends had visited Costa Rica before, so were familiar with some 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. Just gorgeous.
The Asa Wright Nature Centre, on 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 fast around the next bend or as a sign that drivers knew each other. The drive along this road, from the coast to Asa Wright, 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 great 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.
asawright.org/
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 trip 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 (from 12-21 March 2017), 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, much 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 and interesting things - and, of course, everything was a lifer for me. Some of these friends had visited Costa Rica before, so were familiar with some 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. Just gorgeous.
The Asa Wright Nature Centre, on 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 fast around the next bend or as a sign that drivers knew each other. The drive along this road, from the coast to Asa Wright, 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 great 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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