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Thursday, June 22, 2017

BIRDERS ON THE BOAT, BATTEAUX BAY, SPEYSIDE, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO




VIEWS FROM THE BOAT, BATTEAUX BAY, SPEYSIDE, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO





MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD IN FLIGHT, BATTEAUX BAY, SPEYSIDE, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO


BROWN NODDY ON ROCKS & IN FLIGHT, BATTEAUX BAY, SPEYSIDE, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

   We can ID this bird as a Brown Noddy by its generally chocolate brown color, white crown and forehead,  wedge shaped tail and dark feet and legs. 
   The Brown Noddy is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 586.





VIEWS FROM BLUE WATERS INN, SPEYSIDE, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO







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