Evening Visit to Botanical Gardens

 Reader Advisory Notice - If you ain't got yer hat on Bomber,
 hold on to something else!

 One of a number of dinners I shared with Dance Hosts Tony and Kieth
aboard the 'mighty' M/V Voyager.

A REAL PLEASURE GENTS!

Views of the Botanical Gardens which close at 18:00 each evening.

The Security Guard locking the gates as the sun sank, offered me a lift back to the main gate on his electric golf buggy. He said he had seen me most days and between the crew were keeping a watchful eye so I didn't get into any bother - very nice gesture.

 

PALE-VENTED PIGEON

CRIMSON-CRESTED WOODPECKER

It would seem a discarded container of cooked rice was having

the advantage of attracting a number of very attractive birds.

 
 
 RUDDY GROUND DOVE

 GREY and BLUE TANAGER

 

 YELLOW ORIOLE
while a good number of Parrots were enjoying a more natural
food source.

YELLOW-CROWNED PARROT
 

 A few considered better shots of RED-SHOULDERED MACAW
 

HAWK-MOTH what a specimen!
Wot d'ya recon to that Paul?

Georgetown - VI

Quite liking Georgetown, Guyana so have decided to give it a couple more days, with the Gardens seemingly the local 'hot spot' for wildlife. Am researching sites further afield such as the National Park and the shoreline a little further away?

 Was this the same 

STRIATED HERON

waiting for me at the gates of the Botanical Gardens again this morning?

 male (left) and female SHINY COWBIRD

female and

 juvenile

 SPOTTED SANDPIPER

 Displaying TROPICAL MOCKINGBIRD

 c2 very distant TOCO TOUCANs took to the wing

 flying across the main road and even further away.

 

 PLAIN-BELLIED HUMMINGBIRD

one of the 'specialties' at the Botanical Gardens.

 

 SOCIAL FLYCATCHER

 COMMON GROUND DOVE

Unidentified HUMMINGBIRD, we're working on it!

 

 A definite candidate for the Mile High Club

 this lone BLACK-COLLARED HAWK remained at altitude.

 YELLOW WARBLER

Not a lot of new birds today, but this 'lifer' is most welcome on the World List. 

RED-SHOULDERED MACAW

 seems like Macaw's are fond of this 'mutual preening'

will have to consult The Oracal - DAVE!

 

Parrotlet's with Common Ground Dove

 GREEN-RUMPED PARROTLET

 BLACK-CAPPED DONOCOBIOUS

 female THICK-BILLED EUPHONIA

 WATTLED JACANA

 immature SNAIL KITE

 adult SNAIL KITE

Just liked this long-distance shot of YELLOW ORIOLE