BROWN BOOBY, BATTEAUX BAY, SPEYSIDE, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

   We can ID this bird as a Brown Booby by its dark brown head, neck, upperparts, tail and upper breast sharply divided from white lower breast and rest of underparts; yellow legs; ivory/light blue bill; long,tapered tail and pale yellow chin  (see left Booby in first photo).

   The Brown Booby is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 585.

YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON ON BEACH, BATTEAUX BAY, SPEYSIDE, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

ROOST OF BREEDING ROSEATE TERNS ON ROCKS, BATTEAUX BAY, SPEYSIDE, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

   We can ID this tern as a breeding Roseate Tern by its generally white color, black crown, long forked tail, orange-red legs, black bill with red-orange at base and pinkish tinge to underparts  (this can be seen on the tern in  the upper middle of  the second photo).

   The Roseate Tern is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 584.

ROOST OF BREEDING ROSEATE TERNS ON ROCKS, BATTEAUX BAY, SPEYSIDE, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

   We can ID this tern as a breeding Roseate Tern by its 

RUFOUS-VENTED CHACHALACA, BLUE WATERS INN, SPEYSIDE, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

   We can ID this bird as a Rufous-vented Chachalaca by its large size ( averages 22"), olive brown upperparts., grey head and neck, red throat and rufous flanks.

   The Rufous-vented Chachalaca is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 583.  

YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, SPEYSIDE, TOBAGO, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

VIEWS FROM THE ROAD BETWEEN TOBAGO AIRPORT & BLUE WATERS INN, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO