Rishi Goordial

Posted in Birds
Cowbird befriending an Oropendola
Giant Cowbirds are frequently seen around the colony of Crested Oropendola attempting to lay their…
Rishi Goordial April 18, 2022
Tropical Mockingbird attacking a Parrot Snake
The Parrot Snake (Leptophis ahaetulla), being a good climber, was observed stealing eggs from the…
Rishi Goordial February 10, 2022

Posted in Reptiles and Amphibians
Trinidad Black-Back Snake consuming a Skink
The Trinidad Black-Back Snake or Erythrolamprus melanotus nesos is endemic to Trinidad and Tobago. In…
Rishi Goordial February 10, 2022

Posted in Birds
Nest pirates
The Piratic Flycatcher (Legatus leucophaius) does not build a nest of its own. Instead, it…
Rishi Goordial February 3, 2022

Posted in Birds
Kiskadee stealing nesting material
The Great Kiskadee -always the opportunist- is captured here stealing material from the nest of a…
Rishi Goordial August 22, 2021

Posted in Plants
White Lined Tanager feeding on Balisier
White Lined Tanager (Tachyphonus rufus) eating the real flower of the Balisier plucked from the…
Rishi Goordial July 25, 2021

Posted in Birds
Caracara raiding a bird’s nest
Yellow-Headed Caracara (Milvago chimachima) caught in the act of piercing the nest of a Yellow…
Rishi Goordial July 18, 2021