Tag: Birds
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,…
Cowbird befriending an Oropendola
Giant Cowbirds are frequently seen around the colony of Crested Oropendola attempting to lay their…
Tropical Mockingbird attacking a Parrot Snake
The Parrot Snake (Leptophis ahaetulla), being a good climber, was observed stealing eggs from the…
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…
Nest pirates
The Piratic Flycatcher (Legatus leucophaius) does not build a nest of its own. Instead, it…
Kiskadee stealing nesting material
The Great Kiskadee -always the opportunist- is captured here stealing material from the nest of a…
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…
