Saint Kitts and Nevis - Part II

 BIRDING PAL WORKS!

Let me introduce you to PERCIVAL HANLEY. Birding Pal, Banker, Caribbean and Fantastic Bloke. It was he who met us from the ship, straight into his car we were 'in the field' within minutes. Our days experience need little in the way of words so I'll let the pictures tell the story.

CATTLE EGRET

PIED-BILLED GREBE

GREAT EGRET

GREY KINGBIRD

Adult LITTLE BLUE HERON

 

Juvenile LITTLE BLUE HERON

MONARCH BUTTERFLY

COMMON MOORHEN

Another Butterfly?

YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON

GREAT BLUE HERON

Great Colorful CATERPILLAR 

SNOWY EGRET

COMM0N GROUND DOVE

ZENADA DOVE

One of c2 OSPREYs one of which had a fish.

 MILKWEED

SPOTTED SANDPIPER

RING-NECKED DUCK

AMERICAN WIGEON

CATTLE EGRET in Breeding Plumage (part of a colony of 200 or more).

WHITE-WINGED DOVE

One of 5 species that were on our 'hit list' today

PEARLY-EYED THRASHER

NORTHERN PARULA

Fruits of the BLOOD TREE

Second of the 'hits' SCALEY-BREASTED THRASHER

and the PEARLY-EYED started to break cover. Now came the real challenge, as the day was rapidly coming to an end the Hummers started their pre-roost feed and traveling at the Speed of Sound made capturing an image almost impossible.

First in was a GREEN-THROATED CARIB (number 3 of the days 'target' birds),

quickly followed by No4 ANTILLEAN CRESTED HUMMINGBIRD. Note:- We missed number 5 but it's very much in our sights for another day!

Old Harry Coloured Beard trying to persuade me to colour mine.

The old AQUEDUCT that fed the Sugar Cane Factory

 This SAABA TREE is said to be 300 years old.

Another CARIB

Here's me with Shelagh, Percy and Brian breaking the cardinal rule, NO ALCOHOL, but I was in safe company. Thank you Percy for your help, entertainment and good nature!