10,000 Birds
APRIL 5, 2023
In southern Trinidad, however, there is much more at play than what is immediately discernible. Masked Cardinal This Green Kingfisher stared at the water for several minutes, and then proceeded to pounce on a fish that was so close we almost got splashed! They all coexist harmoniously, apart from the fish perspective that is.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 5, 2019
The mongabay.com portal has compared data on a unit of area basis of the percentage of the total global number of species of birds, amphibians, mammals, reptiles, fish and vascular plants. And small country often equals short distances and easy traveling. Not surprisingly, most are underdeveloped.
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10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 19, 2020
This was actually the place where the late Richard ffrench spent much of his time as a music teacher, amassing countless observations of birds that would later form the basis of one of the essential birding guides for Trinidad and Tobago. About one hundred yards away an Anhinga surfaced with a freshly skewered fish. Carib Grackle.
10,000 Birds
JULY 22, 2020
A familiar Striated Heron elicited the opposite reaction altogether as they are the default small heron here in Trinidad. The now familiar sound of a pair of African Fish-Eagles dominated the soundscape. Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (above), African Fish-Eagle (below). Malachite Kingfisher.
10,000 Birds
JULY 8, 2020
The Trinidad Motmot is the only endemic species on the island. I refrain from placing a timestamp on the couple hundred yards of gentle descent into Cuffie River, as it is highly likely one may be distracted by one or two Rufous-tailed Jacamars sallying into the roadway, or a Trinidad Motmot observing the observer from the adjacent bamboo.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
Others feed on small invertebrates and fish – of which there still is a bounty within these drains. A Greater Yellowlegs is pursued by another after having nabbed a small fish. For now, it remains one of the go-to locations on the island to observe migratory shorebirds. A Semipalmated Sandpiper feeds at the water’s edge.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 4, 2023
Ducks and grebes paddled around, Anhingas swam beneath the surface, occasionally appearing with a skewered fish. Sure enough, I wondered about their presence as there was ample food available – fish and aquatic invertebrates – but hadn’t seen one up until this particular morning.
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