SAVANNA HAWK, ASA WRIGHT NATURE CENTRE & NEAR ATLANTIC COAST, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

   We can ID this raptor as a Savanna Hawk by its generally rufous color, finely barred with black below; black tail with white bands and tip and yellow legs. 

   The Savanna Hawk is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 551.

BARRED ANTSHRIKES, ASA WRIGHT NATURE CENTRE, ARIMA, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

   The first two photos show a male Barred Antshrike and the last photo a female.  We can ID the male bird in the first two photos as a Barred Antshrike by its black color barred all over with white and white crest tipped with black.  The female  has chestnut brown upperparts, buffy underparts and chestnut crest.

   The Barred Antshrike is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 550.

WHITE-CHESTED EMERALD AT FEEDER, ASA WRIGHT NATURE CENTRE, ARIMA, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

GREY-FRONTED DOVE, ASA WRIGHT NATURE CENTRE, ARIMA, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

GRAY-BREASTED MARTIN, BLANCHISSEUSE ROAD, NORTHERN RANGE, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

   The swallow on the right is a male Gray-breasted Martin  and the one on the left a female.  We can ID the male Gray-breasted Martin by its generally blue black color; greyish throat, breast and flanks and a slightly forked tail. The female on the left is duller than the male.

   The Gray-breasted Martin is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 549.

MALE CARIB GRACKLE, BLANCHISSEUSE ROAD, NORTHERN RANGE, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

   We can ID this bird as a male Carib Grackle by its entirely black color, long keel-shaped tail, decurved bill and whitish iris. 

   The Carib Grackle is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 548.

PIRATIC FLYCATCHER, BLANCHISSEUSE ROAD, NORTHERN RANGE, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO