Splash!

A Heron catching his Breakfast

Hey Bye!

Another bird just for fun! This is actually my Dad's (sort of tame) Blue Fronted Amazon. Not quite a Bermuda bird, but when first time visitors to Bermuda come to my house and find the parrot squawking in the tree, they're never quite sure whether to disbelieve me when I say 'oh yeah, they're pretty common on the island'!

Dreaming of the Shoreline

I was inspired by Joan Elizabeth's triptych series over at Sweet Wayfarings, so I thought I would have a go with putting one together with my recent photos - I had already cropped them but hadn't thought of presenting them together too.

UPDATE: Here are some more that I put together ('Triptych Triptych'?!)

Winter Visitors

Something must have startled these ducks at the other end of the pond, so they were whizzing past as I came round the corner.  Spittal Pond is a prime birdwatching spot in winter as many migrating birds take refuge here.

Fly-by

I'm fairly sure this is a black-throated green warbler. But it must be a female because it didn't have a black throat! There always seem to be a lot of warblers around at this time of year, they must be the lucky ones that are blown onto the island during the winter gales.

At one point there were at least three different types of little birds in the same tree, all singing their own songs.

Osprey

An osprey circling high over Harrington Sound, along the cliffs of Abbot's Cliff

Gold Crowned Night Heron

The morning light along John Smith's Bay catches the crowning feathers nicely

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Sanderling

Sanderling on South Shore. I'm not sure if these are migratory birds, but they're often seen dashing along just in front of the waves during the autumn months.

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Chick-of-the-Village

Another of Bermuda's birds: The Chick-of-the-Village. If you don't see one you will probably most definitely have heard one calling out to itself by name. Its proper name is a White Eyed Vireo and it is believed that the birds in Bermuda are an endemic sub-species. Their wings are smaller than their North American counterparts.

Red Bird

In keeping with the birds in a poinciana theme, here is a cardinal, locally known simply as a Red Bird.

A Blue Bluebird

We have a resident population of Eastern Bluebirds. Their watery warbles (if that's how you could describe it) are beautiful to hear. This on is using a poincianca branch to get a good view of the worms.

Kisss-ka-deeee!

The kiskadee showing off its yellow belly. Aside from the bright flashes of colour, its call is very distinctive, calling itself by name. It is actually sitting on a dead cedar which was killed in the 1940's by the cedar blight.

Caribbean Flamingos

A Visit to the Zoo

In fact, this is the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo. It showcases local fish and also animals from other islands. These are the Caribbean Flamingos. In the early 1990's some were bred and placed back in the wild to begin a new breeding colonies.