Wednesday, June 14, 2017
CRESTED OROPENDOLA, ASA WRIGHT NATURE CENTRE, ARIMA, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
We can ID this bird as a Crested Oropendola by its generally black color with chestnut undertail coverts and elsewhere, yellow at end of tail, long whitish bill and blue iris.
The Crested Oropendola is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 530.
TURQUOISE TANAGER, ASA WRIGHT NATURE CENTRE, ARIMA, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
We can ID this bird as a Turquoise Tanager by its mottled appearance of mainly blue and black with yellow underparts.
The Turquoise Tanager is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 529.
WHITE-CHESTED EMERALD, ASA WRIGHT NATURE CENTRE, ARIMA, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
The first four photos show a White-chested Emerald hummingbird. In the last photo the White-chested Emerald is on the right and a White-necked Jacobin is on the left.
We can ID this hummingbird as a White-chested Emerald by its green upperparts, glossed with bronze, especially on the rump and tail; white underparts with sides green (or white spotted with green) and fairly long straight dark bill.
The White-chested Emerald is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 528.
WHITE-LINED TANAGERS, ASA WRIGHT NATURE CENTRE, ARIMA, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
The first three photos are of a male White-lined Tanager and the last two of a female. We can ID the male White-lined Tanager by its glossy black color, small white patch on the wings and bill with a darker upper mandible and a lower mandible whitish at the base. The female is entirely rufous in color.
The White-lined Tanager is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 527.
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
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