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

BROWN BOOBY, BATTEAUX BAY, SPEYSIDE, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

   We can ID this bird as a Brown Booby by its dark brown head, neck, upperparts, tail and upper breast sharply divided from white lower breast and rest of underparts; yellow legs; ivory/light blue bill; long,tapered tail and pale yellow chin  (see left Booby in first photo).

   The Brown Booby is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 585.

YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON ON BEACH, BATTEAUX BAY, SPEYSIDE, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

ROOST OF BREEDING ROSEATE TERNS ON ROCKS, BATTEAUX BAY, SPEYSIDE, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

   We can ID this tern as a breeding Roseate Tern by its generally white color, black crown, long forked tail, orange-red legs, black bill with red-orange at base and pinkish tinge to underparts  (this can be seen on the tern in  the upper middle of  the second photo).

   The Roseate Tern is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 584.