MALE BARRED ANTSHRIKE, ASA WRIGHT NATURE CENTRE, ARIMA, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

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.