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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. |
No Oilbird in the cave today. This rare bird flies in the dark and uses echolocation somewhat like a bat. |