MALE BLUE-CHINNED SAPPHIRE, ASA WRIGHT NATURE CENTRE, ARIMA, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

   We can ID this hummingbird as a male Blue-chinned Sapphire by its straight bill with a reddish lower mandible, green upperparts  (with no bronze or copper) and bluish upper throat and breast. 

   The Blue-chinned Sapphire is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 576.

SCORPION BRUSHED OFF DAN, ASA WRIGHT NATURE CENTRE, ARIMA, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

   This scorpion was on our friend Dan's shirt on the back.  One of the guides saw it and brushed it off.

FULL MOON AT CARONI NATIONAL PARK, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

BIRDERS ABOARD BOAT, CARONI NATIONAL PARK, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

SCARLET IBISES IN FLIGHT, CARONI NATIONAL PARK, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

   The Scarlet Ibis in the first photo is a breeding adult and the one in the second photo is a juvenile Scarlet Ibis. 

COMPARISON OF JUVENILE & BREEDING ADULT SCARLET IBISES, CARONI NATIONAL PARK, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

   In this photo you can really see the difference between a juvenile Scarlet Ibis and  a breeding adult. The breeding adult is on the right and the juvenile on the left. 

ROOSTING SCARLET IBISES, CARONI NATIONAL PARK, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

   In these photos you can see Scarlet Ibises roosting, along with other wading birds on an island in Caroni National Park.   There weren't that many ibises roosting on this island; most are roosting at another location in the park, which is off-limits during breeding season.

   At this roost we have a mixture of adult Scarlet Ibises and juveniles. The breeding adults are unmistakable with their brilliant scarlet color all over and long, downturned bills. The juveniles are much more subdued as seen in the juvenile in the third photo. 

   The Scarlet Ibis is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 575.