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Thursday, June 15, 2017

TERMITE NEST, ASA WRIGHT NATURE CENTRE, ARIMA, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO


PATTERN OF LEAVES, ASA WRIGHT NATURE CENTRE, ARIMA, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO


BAY-HEADED TANAGER, ASA WRIGHT NATURE CENTRE, ARIMA, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

   We can ID this bird as a Bay-headed Tanager by its generally green color, chestnut head, upperparts tinged with gold and narrow collar of gold behind head. 
   The Bay-headed Tanager is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 539.














MALE SWALLOW TANAGER, ASA WRIGHT NATURE CENTRE, ARIMA, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

   Even though this photo was taken at a long distance and then enlarged, we can ID this bird as a male Swallow Tanager by its overall purplish blue color; black forehead, lores  and throat and short bill. 
   The Swallow Tanager is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 538.



MALE BEARDED BELLBIRD, ASA WRIGHT NATURE CENTRE, ARIMA, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

    Even though these photos were taken at a long distance and then enlarged, we can ID this bird as a male Bearded Bellbird by its generally whitish color, coffee brown head, black wings and black beardlike wattles hanging down (you can just make this out in first photo).
   The Bearded Bellbird is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 537.




SPECTACLED THRUSH, ASA WRIGHT NATURE CENTRE, ARIMA, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO



CRESTED OROPENDOLA NESTS, ASA WRIGHT NATURE CENTRE, ARIMA, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO