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Photography => Non-Ontario Birds => Topic started by: Andygod on February 24, 2014, 09:08:17 AM

Title: Negril Jamaica
Post by: Andygod on February 24, 2014, 09:08:17 AM

I really intended to do a lot more bird watching, but spent most of my time snorkeling or sitting at the pool bar.  Now I need to find a good underwater camera, apparently there are way more fish than birds and the coral reefs are amazing.  Here are a few pictures of some of the birds I did see.

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The Doctorbird (National Bird of Jamaica)  This is the one bird I really wanted to see and I am so glad I got a good picture.

(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3711/12268979223_869f93d725_c.jpg)
The tail on these little birds is amazing.

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7420/12268980603_4bd22edab2_c.jpg)
All the locals gave me a different name for this bird, I think it may be an Aztec Thrush

(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5477/12269271494_f0345751b1_c.jpg)
?? Hummingbird ??

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7382/12269402986_199298a92b_c.jpg)
Black Crowned Night Heron, much harder to find than the ones under the Queen Street Bridge.

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7299/12269277054_b386853ec4_c.jpg)
Great Egret

(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2849/12269406866_3c5fe5c8a7_c.jpg)
Snowy Egret

(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3733/12269279284_db63811e20_c.jpg)
Cattle Egret

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7446/12268836785_9a2a7620ff_c.jpg)
Great Egret

(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2853/12269282034_869b331be2_c.jpg)
Little Egret

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7320/12268560306_59777820cd_c.jpg)
Female Frigatebird

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7292/12268432884_5b34ed9111_c.jpg)
Male Frigatebird

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7411/12268433824_8122397999_c.jpg)
?? Gull ??

Please feel free to make any corrections or fill in the blanks.

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Title: Re: Negril Jamaica
Post by: Paul O'Toole on February 24, 2014, 10:39:40 AM

Last one is a Tern, not sure exact species. Love the Feeder shot with the hummer back on.

Title: Re: Negril Jamaica
Post by: thouc on February 24, 2014, 10:55:18 AM

Very nice collection.

1-2 Red-billed Streamertail, also known as Doctor Bird.
3. Northern Mockingbird
4. Red-billed Streamertail, moulting male without streamers
5. Black-crowned Night Heron
6. Great Egret
7. Snowy Egret
8. Cattle Egret
9. Great Egret
10. Snowy Egret
11-12. Magnificent Frigatebird
13. Royal Tern

Title: Re: Negril Jamaica
Post by: Andygod on February 24, 2014, 01:20:13 PM

Thanks thouc, at first I thought it might be a Mockingbird, but didn't think they migrated that far south, I guess I was hoping it was something I hadn't seen before.

Title: Re: Negril Jamaica
Post by: thouc on February 24, 2014, 01:47:00 PM

Northern Mockingbirds (of a different subspecies) live in Jamaica year around.

Title: Re: Negril Jamaica
Post by: Dinusaur on March 02, 2014, 07:45:23 PM

A beautiful series; thanks for sharing.