Hunting Shelters Species Trinidad 
10,000 Birds
JULY 22, 2020
Drifting slower and looking closer, we observed a tiny Malachite Kingfisher hunting in the sheltered shallows. A familiar Striated Heron elicited the opposite reaction altogether as they are the default small heron here in Trinidad. It was even pumping its tail, much like the New World species I am accustomed to.
10,000 Birds
MAY 11, 2022
The bay itself is fairly large and sheltered from the elements, and one of the larger rivers draining the Main Ridge Forest Reserve empties into the bay on the northern end. The confluence of fresh and salt water creates a small, nutrient-rich hideaway that is used by various species of fish as a nursery.
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