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| From the veranda of the Asa Wright Hotel one can watch hummingbirds and other birds at a number of feeders. The hotel is on the extensive grounds of the Asa Wright Nature Center in Trinidad. |
Some of the Birds We Saw
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| From the veranda — a Black-Throated Mango Hummingbird. This and all the bird photos were taken by Len. |
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| A Tufted Coquette: another hummingbird near the hotel. |
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| A Copper-Rumped Hummingbird |
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| A Blue-Chinned Sapphire Hummingbird |
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| Crawling along the railing next to the feeders: not a hummingbird (photo by Mae). |
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| On our morning hike: a Collared Trogon. |
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| A Grey-Throated Leaftosser that we saw in the woods near the hotel. |
Disappointment
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| After a very long walk on steep paths, we reached the cave where the very rare Oilbird sometimes can be seen. |
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| No Oilbird in the cave today. This rare bird flies in the dark and uses echolocation somewhat like a bat. |
Great shots! Have a good weekend.
ReplyDeleteMother nature really is an artist!
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ReplyDeleteWhat a great variety of Hummingbirds. Len's photos are beautiful.
I am sorry your missed seeing the Oilbird, that looks like a lot of steps and the cave looks interesting. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a great weekend. PS, thank you for leaving me a comment.
It looks beautiful. And WARM!
ReplyDeleteTakes me right back to our time there. There were several Oilbirds in the cave too! One of the things I remember from looking out from the balcony was the sheer number of Bananaquits and we have photographs of feeders overloaded with them. Do they still visit in huge numbers? There were also Agoutis below the feeders each morning.
ReplyDeleteThat's a beautiful sight even though you didn't get to see the bird. I love all the different hummers...how precious they are and what great pics you too!
ReplyDeleteWhat an incredible birding experience! The variety of hummingbirds is awesome. Too bad about the Oilbird.
ReplyDeleteAmazing adventure. I am not adventurous, so thank for showing us!
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