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Protected: Possible Stem-nesting Bee Activity in Nariva Swamp-ESA, Trinidad, WI
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First record of fasciation in Yellow Bamboo Palm
In early January 2025, a remarkably unusual Yellow Bamboo Palm (Chrysalidocarpus lutescens– Arecaceae) inflorescence was…
Double Sprouted Coconut in Gunapo Valley
On Saturday, March 18th, 2025, Dan Jaggernauth collected a rare double-sprouted coconut in the Guanapo…
Owl Butterfly Art
I spotted this Owl Butterfly (Caligo brasiliensis minor) in Brasso Seco last weekend, and sketched…
Arboreal behaviour in the Mapepire Balsain
The venomous snake locally known as Mapepire Balsain or Fer-de-lance (Bothrops atrox) is a terrestrial…
Central Black Stripe Variations in the Black-throated Mango
When one thinks about a Black-throated Mango (Anthracothorax Nigricollis) female, the image of this hummer’s…
Sex Switch in Carica papaya L. (Pawpaw Tree)
Male Pawpaw tree (Carica papaya L.) producing numerous male inflorescences and few female flowers. Over…
Nipa Palm Populations in Trinidad and Tobago
At long last, a breakthrough occurred earlier this year. In March 2024, a complete Nipa…
Can Palm Trees and Fig Trees Actually Get Along?
A strange phenomenon unfolded during my recent visit to Cleaver Woods Recreational Park, a Natural…
“Scarlet Ibis on Mangrove”
Painting by Dennis de la Rosa
“Hummingbird on Chaconia Flower”
Painting by Dennis de la Rosa
The Regal Greatstreak
The Regal Greatstreak (Evenus regalis) is not often seen in Trinidad, however this particular individual…
Farewell to Familiar Friends: A Loss at the Aranguez Savanna
Trekking through the waterways, lying on the cold, lush green grass, and gazing through the…
Palm Puzzle: the Case of the Confused Coconut (and How to Save It!)
Last week we encountered a strange-looking Coconut tree (Cocos nucifera). All the leaves from this…
The Elusive Monarch Chrysalis
Since discovering my first Tropical Milkweed just walking distance from my home a couple of…
Rare Return: The Rediscovery of the Sungrebe in Trinidad After Three Decades
The Sungrebe, a bird that had not been observed in Trinidad and Tobago since 1991,…
When Catching Fish is Literally Getting a Bite!
It’s not always smooth sailing for Ospreys (Pandion haliaetus) when fishing. Not only can they…
Fugitive on the Crawl
Red-eared Slider in the Caroni Swamp” A Red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) in Caroni Swamp…
An extremely rare visiting Sungrebe sets the record straight!
Two members of the birdwatching community (Chelsea Sampson & Davis Gunn) stumbled on a rare…
Photo Gallery by Jerome Foster
Breeding Crested Caracaras: A Growing Presence in Trinidad Crested caracaras (Caracara cheriway) are still considered…
Chillin Under the AC: The Cane Toad’s Ingenious Heat Escape
Amidst the scorching Trinidadian heat during what seems to be another hot spell, a fascinating…
Resilience of the Tambran Tree on Farallon Rock, South Trinidad
As a child, I often pondered the enduring presence of a lone tree on Farallon…
“Dos Amigos”
The painting “Dos Amigos” by Dennis de la Rosa is based on a landscape scene…
Coastal Erosion in La Lune (South Trinidad)
Paradise Beach is a secluded haven where one can immerse themselves in the serenity of…
Cocoa Thrush with partial leucism
Cocoa Thrush (Turdus fumigatus) with partial leucism seen at the Royal Botanical Gardens on Sunday…
The Trinidad Piping-Guan and Chicks
Locally known as the Pawi is a bird in the chachalaca, guan, and curassow family…
Green Kingfisher “courtship feeding”
The Green Kingfisher is an agile and efficient fisher. From its perch, kingfishers are often…
Moriche Palms are mass flowering in Trinidad
Synchronous patterns in Moriche palms (Mauritia flexuosa-Calamoideae) at the landscape-level scale are well known on…
Psiguria mistaken for Chinese Ginseng in Tobago by locals
Farmers and local bushmen were amazed to learn that what they believe was the Chinese…
Cowbird befriending an Oropendola
Giant Cowbirds are frequently seen around the colony of Crested Oropendola attempting to lay their…
Angiopolybia pallens wasp feeding on a dead earthworm
Angiopolybia pallens wasp feeding on a dead earthworm. Date: 22 March 2015Location: Rio Claro Wasps…
Bamboo Flowers at St Ann’s Plateau
While traversing through the lower montane/disturbed forest along the St. Ann’s to Santa Cruz trail…
Tropical Mockingbird attacking a Parrot Snake
The Parrot Snake (Leptophis ahaetulla), being a good climber, was observed stealing eggs from the…
Why is this diurnal lizard active at night?
The streak or striped gecko (Gonatodes vittatus) is perhaps one of the most common native…
A Grey-lined Hawk with its prey of a Giant Ameiva
A Grey-lined Hawk (Buteo nitidus) observed on a roadway near the Caroni Bird Sanctuary on…
Trinidad Black-Back Snake consuming a Skink
The Trinidad Black-Back Snake or Erythrolamprus melanotus nesos is endemic to Trinidad and Tobago. In…
Bamboo Flowering: a 150-year old natural spectacle
A Common Bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris) clump, situated along a hiking trail in the Bamboo Cathedral,…
Nest pirates
The Piratic Flycatcher (Legatus leucophaius) does not build a nest of its own. Instead, it…
Up close and personal with a Wandering Spider
An adult male Brazilian Wandering Spider (Phoneutria sp.) sits still while being photographed in Salybia,…
Flowering Miconia stenostachya observed on the summit of El Tucuche, Trinidad, WI.
Numerous Miconia stenostachya plants were observed during a hike to the top. Before this, members…
Botany Trip to the Mt. Tamana, Central Range, Trinidad.
Members of the botany group (from left to right: Shane Manchouck, Linton Arneaud, Chantal Leotaud,…
Fasciation in Manilkara Zapota L. (Sapotaceae), Trinidad
Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota) tree one year after a termite nest was burnt.(A) Normal long shoot…
Gulf Fritillary on Sulfur Cosmos flower
A Gulf fritillary (Dione vanillae) was spotted in my flower garden gracefully sitting on a beautiful…
Kiskadee stealing nesting material
The Great Kiskadee -always the opportunist- is captured here stealing material from the nest of a…
Growing the Nipa palm
Nuts of the nipa palm (Nypa fruticans) are regularly found on our beaches, especially on…
White Lined Tanager feeding on Balisier
White Lined Tanager (Tachyphonus rufus) eating the real flower of the Balisier plucked from the…
Caracara raiding a bird’s nest
Yellow-Headed Caracara (Milvago chimachima) caught in the act of piercing the nest of a Yellow…
One year in, one year to go
While I have been experimenting with camera traps in south Trinidad for several years now,…
The Moth Trap
Unfortunately I have not been able to spend as much time on this website as…
Asa Wright’s Legacy
One of my fond memories as a child was reading an article written by Williams…
A Tale of Two Forests
Forest environments vary widely in their capacity to attract and sustain wildlife. From the dry…
Known Unknowns
“We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say, we know there are…
Treasures in the bush
For the last few weeks I have been spending most of my free time in…
The 2011 Christmas Bird Count
The annual Christmas Bird Count was held in Trinidad and Tobago on 2 January 2012….
Unfamiliar faces
It took me just about 15 minutes to drive to the South Oropouche Lagoon (SOL)…
