American Pygmy Kingfisher / Chloroceryle aenea, Ca…
White-lined Tanager male / Tachyphonus rufus, Trin…
Surprise, surprise ... an American Flamingo, Caron…
Boreal Chickadee, caught just in time
Hairy Woodpecker
White-lined Tanager female, Trinidad
Agouti, Asa Wright, Trinidad
Purple Honeycreeper male, Trinidad
Why names just don't suit the bird
Purple Honeycreeper female, Trinidad
Hairy Woodpecker / Picoides villosus
Pine Grosbeak male / Pinicola enucleator
Silver-beaked Tanager / Ramphocelus carbo, Trinida…
Posting just for the record
Young and innocent
Shaking off the raindrops
Great Kiskadee, Asa Wright, Trinidad
Ring-billed Gull
Masked Cardinal / Paroaria nigrogenis, Trinidad
Little Blue Heron / Egretta caerulea, Caroni Swamp…
Scarlet Ibis, Caroni Swamp, Trinidad
Bat sp., Caroni Swamp, Trinidad
Scarlet Ibis - like decorations on a Christmas tre…
Watching Scarlet Ibis at Caroni Swamp, Trinidad
Sharp-tailed Grouse
A lucky Moose day
The ever-present Black-capped Chickadee
Purple Honeycreeper male, Trinidad
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Yellow Oriole / Icterus nigrogularis, Trinidad
Great Blue Heron and Egret, Trinidad
Great Kiskadee / Pitangus sulphuratus, Trinidad
Scarlet Ibis and Egrets, Caroni Swamp
A friendly moment
Little Blue Heron, Caroni Swamp, Trinidad
Scarlet Ibis, Caroni Swamp, Trinidad
Masked Yellowthroat / Geothlypis aequinoctialis, T…
Bran-colored Flycatcher / Myiophobus fasciatus, Tr…
Bananaquit / Coereba flaveola, Trinidad
Ruddy Ground-dove / Columbina talpacoti, Trinidad
Masked Cardinal, Caroni Swamp
Crested Oropendola, Asa Wright, Trinidad
Pallas's Long-tongued Bat, Trinidad
Coyote crossing the frozen Elbow River
Common Redpoll female
Ruddy Duck from the archives
Rose-breasted Grosbeak from the archives
Brewer's Blackbird
Nibbling on a tasty leaf
Yellow-bellied Marmot
Agouti, Trinidad
Yellow Oriole, Trinidad
Crested Oropendola, Trinidad
Great Gray Owl #1
Great Gray Owl #2
Yellow Oriole, Trinidad
Purple Honeycreeper female, Trinidad
Green Honeycreeper female, Trinidad
Great Gray Owl, watching and listening
Great Gray Owl hunting
Is this a White-necked Jacobin female, Trinidad?
Bananaquit, Asa Wright, Trinidad
Boreal Chickadee
Black-throated Mango / Anthracothorax nigricollis,…
Masked Cardinal at the edge of Caroni Swamp
Dragonfly at Caroni Swamp, Trinidad
Curious glance from a Great Horned Owl
White-tailed Deer through the snow
Hummingbird, Trinidad
Dragonfly at Caroni Swamp, Trinidad
(Cattle?) Egret, on way to Caroni Swamp, Trinidad
Purple Honeycreeper, Asa Wright, Trinidad
Dragonfly sp., Trinidad
Saffron Finch / Sicalis flaveola, Trinidad
Masked Cardinal, Trinidad
Red-breasted Meadowlark / Sturnella militaris, Tri…
Southern Lapwing / Vanellus chilensis, Trinidad
White-chested Emerald / Amazilia brevirostris, Tri…
Yellow Oriole, Trinidad
Juvenile Northern Goshawk, feeding
Oilbird, Asa Wright, Trinidad
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Pine Grosbeak female or juvenile
A rare glimpse of a Steller's Jay
Pine Grosbeak male feeding on berries
Common Redpoll in falling snow
You never know where you'll see a Snowy Owl
Bananaquit, Trinidad
Two male Snowy Owls in the same field
Snowy Owl number 5
A most welcome find
White-necked Jacobin female, Trinidad
White-necked Jacobin, Asa Wright, Trinidad
Bananaquit / Coereba flaveola, Trinidad
Crested Oropendola / Psarocolius decumanus, Trinid…
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Purple Honeycreeper male, Asa Wright, Trinidad
Oilbird, Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad
Visit to the Oilbird cave, Trinidad
Silver-beaked Tanager female, Trinidad
Long-tongued Bat, Trinidad
Immature White-necked Jacobin
Northern Pygmy-owl
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Common Redpoll
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Silky Anteater, Caroni Swamp, Trinidad
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You will have to just trust me on this one, as this is the only quick view we had of this animal. If only it had been facing the opposite way so that we could at least have seen its face. Just realized that I have still not Googled Silky Anteater to find out more about it. Still, we were lucky to have seen it at all. These nocturnal animals live in the continuous canopy of trees, where they are well protected, sleeping curled up in a ball. Apparently, they are rarely seen.
"The silky anteater, or pygmy anteater (Cyclopes didactylus), is a species of anteaters from Central and South America.
They are the smallest living anteaters, and have proportionately shorter faces and larger crania than other species. Adults have a total length ranging from 36 to 45 cm (14 to 18 in), including a tail 17 to 24 cm (6.7 to 9.4 in) long, and weigh from 175 to 400 g (6.2 to 14.1 oz). They have dense and soft fur, which ranges from grey to yellowish in colour, with a silvery sheen.
They inhabit a range of different forest types, including semideciduous, tropical evergreen, and mangrove forests, from sea level to 1,500 m (4,900 ft)." From Wikipedia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silky_anteater
This outing really was the highlight of our holiday, kept to the last but one day on Trinidad. There was just one more outing the following morning, and then we spent that afternoon hanging out at the Asa Wright Nature Centre, photographing some of the birds and packing our bags ready for leaving in the middle of the night to catch our flight home.
On this day, 19 March 2017, we hiked to see the unusual Oilbirds in the morning and then we went to the Caroni Swamp in the afternoon and evening. We were lucky enough to see a Masked Cardinal along the edge of the Caroni Swamp, before going on the boat to see the Scarlet Ibis.
At the Swamp, my six friends and I were privileged to be able to watch the arrival of huge flocks of amazing Scarlet Ibis flying in to roost. Will add this YouTube link (not my video) to give an idea of what our boat ride was like - including the large snake curled up in a tree over our heads! All the other boats we saw were packed full of people, but we were given a boat to ourselves, which was great.
youtu.be/vV9XvW2JSVE
youtu.be/uMj4zbdtlmU
youtu.be/uMj4zbdtlmU
This adventure was only the second holiday 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 dear 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 - accommodation at both places, all our food, and the various walks and day trips that we could choose 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! We were so lucky with our flights, as we were just in time to get Black Friday prices, which were 50% off!
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 the 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 minibus. I had read many accounts of this road, lol! There was enough room for two vehicles to pass 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 even 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.
This is a video that I came across on YouTube, taken by Rigdon Currie and Trish Johnson, at many of the same places we visited on Trinidad and Tobago. Not my video, but it made me feel like I was right there still. Posting the link here again, so that I won't lose it.
youtu.be/BBifhf99f_M
I also came across the following 27-minute YouTube video of the flora and fauna of Trinidad, filmed by John Patrick Smith in February 2015.
youtu.be/6HHBm9MIxnk
"The silky anteater, or pygmy anteater (Cyclopes didactylus), is a species of anteaters from Central and South America.
They are the smallest living anteaters, and have proportionately shorter faces and larger crania than other species. Adults have a total length ranging from 36 to 45 cm (14 to 18 in), including a tail 17 to 24 cm (6.7 to 9.4 in) long, and weigh from 175 to 400 g (6.2 to 14.1 oz). They have dense and soft fur, which ranges from grey to yellowish in colour, with a silvery sheen.
They inhabit a range of different forest types, including semideciduous, tropical evergreen, and mangrove forests, from sea level to 1,500 m (4,900 ft)." From Wikipedia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silky_anteater
This outing really was the highlight of our holiday, kept to the last but one day on Trinidad. There was just one more outing the following morning, and then we spent that afternoon hanging out at the Asa Wright Nature Centre, photographing some of the birds and packing our bags ready for leaving in the middle of the night to catch our flight home.
On this day, 19 March 2017, we hiked to see the unusual Oilbirds in the morning and then we went to the Caroni Swamp in the afternoon and evening. We were lucky enough to see a Masked Cardinal along the edge of the Caroni Swamp, before going on the boat to see the Scarlet Ibis.
At the Swamp, my six friends and I were privileged to be able to watch the arrival of huge flocks of amazing Scarlet Ibis flying in to roost. Will add this YouTube link (not my video) to give an idea of what our boat ride was like - including the large snake curled up in a tree over our heads! All the other boats we saw were packed full of people, but we were given a boat to ourselves, which was great.
youtu.be/vV9XvW2JSVE
youtu.be/uMj4zbdtlmU
youtu.be/uMj4zbdtlmU
This adventure was only the second holiday 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 dear 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 - accommodation at both places, all our food, and the various walks and day trips that we could choose 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! We were so lucky with our flights, as we were just in time to get Black Friday prices, which were 50% off!
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 the 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 minibus. I had read many accounts of this road, lol! There was enough room for two vehicles to pass 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 even 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.
This is a video that I came across on YouTube, taken by Rigdon Currie and Trish Johnson, at many of the same places we visited on Trinidad and Tobago. Not my video, but it made me feel like I was right there still. Posting the link here again, so that I won't lose it.
youtu.be/BBifhf99f_M
I also came across the following 27-minute YouTube video of the flora and fauna of Trinidad, filmed by John Patrick Smith in February 2015.
youtu.be/6HHBm9MIxnk
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