Some samples from Aruba

[Dinusaur]

Here are some samples from my recent tip to Aruba. Besides seeing a lot of North American birds there I also found a few that are very specific to that region.

1. Magnificent Frigatebird

A Magnificent Frigatebird by Dinusaur, on Flickr

2. Troupial

Troupial by Dinusaur, on Flickr

3. Bare-eyed Pigeon - notice the circular patch around the eyes.

Bare-eyed Pigeon by Dinusaur, on Flickr

4. Tropical Mockingbird - their songs fill the air all day long.

Tropical Mockingbird by Dinusaur, on Flickr

5. Bananaquit - they love sugar. One would often find them at the hotel breakfast table, poking into sugar bags.
 
Bananaquit by Dinusaur, on Flickr

6. Black Oystercatcher (Correction from Thomas - it's an American Oystercatcher)

American Oystercatcher by Dinusaur, on Flickr

7. Blue-tailed Emerald Hummingbird. This was taken with my 50mm lens, I was walking along the boardwalk when it suddenly appeared and sat on this cactus, quite close to where I was.

Blue-tailed Emerald by Dinusaur, on Flickr

8. A Brown Pelican

Brown Pelican by Dinusaur, on Flickr

9. A brown-throated parakeet

Brown-throated Parakeet by Dinusaur, on Flickr

The rest can be found from the following link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/60250038@N02/sets/72157639367105016/

[thouc]

Nice variety. Your Oystercatchers are American Oystercatchers (Black Oystercatcher is entirely black and only occurs on the Pacific coast).

/Thomas

[Dinusaur]

Thanks for the correction Thomas; I'll fix it on Flickr.

[gary yankech]

Beautiful birds! You must of had a great time down in Aruba!

[Dinusaur]

Beautiful birds! You must of had a great time down in Aruba!

Oh yes Gary, I had a great time; the best part was listening to bird songs every morning while walking around. The Oystercatcher was on the north-eastern part of the Island which is very rocky with crashing waves.

Thanks
Dinu