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Thursday, June 22, 2017

GIANT ANTHURIUM, LITTLE TOBAGO ISLAND, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

   The Giant Anthurium is a herbaceous epiphyte.






NEST OF AUDOBON SHEARWATER, LITTLE TOBAGO ISLAND, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

   The Audobon Shearwater breeds from January to April on Little Tobago,  during which time it uses nests like this burrow.   This burrow is known to host an Audobon Shearwater.  After breeding they spend the rest of the year at sea.



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