Scurrying up a tree: Just a glimpse was about all that these little guys would offer before heading up a tree very quickly or going to the opposite side of the trunk.
Hummingbird: The first bird that I saw when we arrived at the resort was a hummingbird. Took me two days before I saw it again and it wasn’t totally cooperative. I don’t know what species this is but I think it is a juvenile.
Yellow warbler: Appeared to me to be very similar to the migrant Yellow Warbler that I see in Canada in the Spring but colours were more muted than I am used to seeing in the Spring migration birds so not sure if this is a local variant, a female or a different species.
Turkey vulture: A number of Turkey Vultures were using a nearby communications tower as a roosting site so at times there were up to a dozen soaring on the wind and passing over the tennis courts. I wasn’t playing!
Osprey: For those who didn’t now that the Osprey is a fish eater, the sight of this Osprey circling above the resort might have been a bit disconcerting. There is a resident subspecies in the Antilles (Pandion haliaetus ridgwayi) but as far as I know, this bird was a migratory bird (Pandion haliaetus carolinensis).
Tri-colored Heron and Green Heron: Both the Green Heron and the Tricolored Heron were common visitors to the side of the pond at the reception area of the complex. They would take turns patrolling along the edge. Every so often, a quick stab into the water and they would have another minnow for lunch. Fun to watch. Pretty easy to photograph. Just had to sit back in a nice comfortable chair with a glass in one hand and a camera in the other and wait for them to come back for another bit of lunch.
Green Heron by pool edge: This particular shot was taken at the edge of the pool by the main reception building. The herons had it all planned out very well. The ponds had plenty of minnows in them and when vacationers were feeding bread to the ducks, the minnows naturally would come close to the edge and be near the surface as they feasted on any tidbits that the ducks didn’t get. The herons would pick off a minnow or two for lunch without even getting their feet wet!
Green Heron #2: I call this Green Heron #2 because it was quick to retreat if the other Green Heron came near. Definitely a pecking order beside this bit of water.
