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Purple gallinule struts along a Florida Everglades shoreline
Purple gallinule at the Anhinga Trail in the Florida Everglades A bird I had never seen before is the beautiful purple gallinule, but this is a familiar refrain when you go to the Everglades National...
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There is more to Trinidad & Tobago than Carnival
Trinidad & Tobago’s number one tourist draw is their version of the Carnival celebration. It is widely considered that Brazil has the number one party, but when it comes to Caribbean Carnivals,...
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Asa Wright Nature Center proves Trinidad is the Land of the Hummingbird
An Asa Wright humminbird hovers for a sweet meal at one of the many feeders Trinidad & Tobago is a world renowned bird paradise. A big cog in the birding machine in the twin island Republic is the...
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Asa Wright Nature Center is the heart of Trinidad & Tobago
The beautiful view from the veranda at Asa Wright Nature Center Asa Wright Nature Center is found in the heart of the dense jungle on the island of Trinidad in Trinidad & Tobago, and it could be...
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Caroni Swamp home to the scarlet ibis: the national bird of Trinidad
A flock of scarlet ibis fly in v-formation in the Caroni Swamp in Trinidad & Tobago We learned from our tour of the Asa Wright Nature Center and the Caroni Swamp that the national bird of Trinidad...
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An osprey surveys the inhospitable Pitch Lake in Trinidad
An osprey surveys Pitch Lake in Trinidad Pitch Lake in Trinidad & Tobago is sulfuric smelling giant parking lot. When I first laid eyes on this eyesore, I thought, where is the WalMart. The place...
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Happy Thanksgiving and the year of the wild turkey photo essay
Shire like view at the Brooklyn State Wildlife Area This year has seemed to be the year of the turkey for me. I have been lucky enough to literally see hundreds this year. It started out on a section...
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Prettiest bird ever in the Iwokrama Rainforest in Guyana
Green-winged macaw in the Iwokrama Rainforest in Guyana I thought the scarlet macaws I saw in Costa Rica were the prettiest bird ever, but I have to say that theory is being reorganized after spotting...
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The pseudo wild manatees at the Georgetown Zoo and Botanical Gardens
The green ponds at the Georgetown Botanic Gardens I am not a fan of zoos, but Brendan Van Son of Brendan’s Adventures recommended a stop at the Georgetown Zoo to see the manatees. I heard from a few...
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Bird paradise driving into the Iwokrama Rainforest in Guyana
The sun begins to rise over the Iwokrama Rainforest We left at dawn to drive into the Iwokrama Rainforest in Guyana for a walk along their Canopy Walkway. The walkway was cool, but it was the third...
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Trying to photograph the elusive belted kingfisher
Belted kingfisher on the Brule River One bird that can be seen on just about every river, lake, marsh, pond, or any waterway in Wisconsin is the belted kingfisher. The cacophonous call of this colorful...
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Three wood storks in feeding formation in the Everglades
Wood storks at Eco Pond in the Everglades National Park This photo was taken at Eco Pond at the Flamingo campground at the Everglades National Park in Florida. There is a half mile walk around the pond...
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Purple gallinule struts along a Florida Everglades shoreline
Purple gallinule at the Anhinga Trail in the Florida Everglades A bird I had never seen before is the beautiful purple gallinule, but this is a familiar refrain when you go to the Everglades National...
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Happy Thanksgiving and the year of the wild turkey photo essay
Shire like view at the Brooklyn State Wildlife Area The year of the wild turkey This year has seemed to be the year of the wild turkey for me. I have been lucky enough to literally see hundreds this...
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The pseudo wild manatees at the Georgetown Zoo and Botanical Gardens
The green ponds at the Georgetown Botanic Gardens I am not a fan of zoos, but Brendan Van Son of Brendan’s Adventures recommended a stop at the Georgetown Zoo to see the manatees. I heard from a few...
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