Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stones

Being 'Confined to Barracks' is by no means unfamiliar to me but, this is the first time I ever remember being 'Confined to Balcony'! Contrary to how the Blog reads, I have now been in Sinnamary for 4 days during which time only 2 short birding trips have been made, neither amounting to a lot. Even then it is not the end of the world as the rain keeps pouring and the birds keep visiting the garden, I'm as happy as a pig in it! So, it was decided to publish a compilation of what has been recorded during these 'prolonged' periods of wet, and yes I have to admit to having started - wait for it - a Balcony List!

Gimme' Shelter

The following 6 images were captured during a 'mad dash'

20 seconds let-up in the rain, to give some idea of the area

The Balcony List covers.

Just by pure luck I have sole occupancy of the upper floor of this 

Apartment Building with a good Restaurant below

and the CHEZ TINTIN Service Station next door and of course
the classroom from where I am getting my Internet.

Nestles at these cross-roads

the Balcony is accessible 360 degrees

 

with a little cared for back garden

 

which does have the advantage of a heavily laden fruit tree

and a tangle of dead vine, making for excellent cover.

Oh, here it comes again and always rains both front and back.

 
RUDDY PIGEON

COMMON GROUND DOVE

BARE-EYED THRUSH

GREY KINGBIRD

 

BURNISHED-BUFF TANAGER

PALE-BREASTED THRUSH

Distant YELLOW-RUMPED CACIQUE with 

SMOOTH-BILLED ANI (top).

WHITE-BARRED PICULET - lifer.

RUDDY GROUND DOVE

WHITE-BARRED PICULET with SILVER-BILLED TANAGER

PLAIN-BELLIED EMERALD - which is new for the trip.

and something we can certainly do without!

female/juv BLACKPOLL WARBLER, another trip addition.

Within seconds of taking the Cat photo above
it had caught one of those beautiful Blue-Grey Tanagers.
If you ned a positive side, it did eat every last bit including feathers.

YELLOW WARBLER

 Really struggling with this one,

 good views and for me not bad photos.

 Have thumbed through the Field Guide without certainty,

 want to call it WHITE-LORED TYRANNULET 
but something doesn't seem right. 
Come on Steve, Paul, John et al you can solve it!

A Neighborly LIZARD

and this HUMMER is also causing some bother
although I've spent very little time on it.
Maybe BLUE-TAILED EMERALD?

TROPICAL KINGBIRD

CRESTED OROPENDOLA

An all too familiar sight, along with shooting it seems it's
'macho' to have a bird in a cage.

and finally, one for you Janet can I count
RHODE ISLAND RED
on the Balcony List?

In addition seen but not photographed:-

TURKEY VULTURE, VIOLACEOUS EUPHONIA, GREAT KISKADEE, CATTLE EGRET, SOUTHERN HOUSE WREN, SHORT-TAILED SWIFT, GREY-BREASTED MARTIN, BARRED ANTSHRIKE, ROADSIDE HAWK, WHITE-WINGED SWALLOW, FORK-TAILED PALM SWIFT, BANANAQUIT, SCALED PIGEON, while directly opposite across the road TROPICAL SCREECH OWL, is thought to be breeding (seen and heard) along with a number of COMMON PARAQUE (likely South America’s most common Nightjar).

also  

2 Species of PARROT + 1 Specie of HUMMINGBIRD remain unidentified.

and me? - I'm feeling like flippin' Juliet!