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  1. Osprey

    Osprey

    I decided to do a third upload of an image of this bird, a more traditional image of it starting to look for food.
    • njlarsen
    • Media item
    • barbados pandion haliaetus st. lucy
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: The Caribbean
  2. Osprey (2) P1184221.jpg

    Osprey (2) P1184221.jpg

    Same bird as in the previous image, just after take off (water is still dripping from the talons). One reason I like this image is because those are so clear to see, ouch if they grabbed on to you!
    • njlarsen
    • Media item
    • barbados pandion haliaetus st. lucy subspecies carolinensis
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: The Caribbean
  3. Osprey P1184213.jpg

    Osprey P1184213.jpg

    It seems very cautious about us approaching, and took flight just after.
    • njlarsen
    • Media item
    • barbados pandion haliaetus st. lucy subspecies carolinensis
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: The Caribbean
  4. Greater Yellowlegs

    Greater Yellowlegs

    Unfortunately backlit
    • njlarsen
    • Media item
    • barbados st. philip tringa melanoleuca
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: The Caribbean
  5. Displaying Grackle (3).jpg

    Displaying Grackle (3).jpg

    This image is at the most 2 seconds after the second one. Back towards a little more normal posture. Carib Grackle subspecies fortirostris.
    • njlarsen
    • Media item
    • barbados carib grackle north point quiscalus lugubris subspecies fortirostris
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: The Caribbean
  6. Displaying Grackle (2).jpg

    Displaying Grackle (2).jpg

    This is less than 1 second after the previous image, showing another posture of this bird. Carib Grackle subspecies fortirostris
    • njlarsen
    • Media item
    • barbados carib grackle north point quiscalus lugubris subspecies fortirostris
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: The Caribbean
  7. Displaying grackle (1) P1114147.jpg

    Displaying grackle (1) P1114147.jpg

    The first of a series of three images of this male. Subspecies fortirostris
    • njlarsen
    • Media item
    • barbados north point quiscalus lugubris subspecies fortirostris
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: The Caribbean
  8. Magnificent Frigate juvenile P1114111

    Magnificent Frigate juvenile P1114111

    A white-headed youngster
    • njlarsen
    • Media item
    • barbados fregata magnificens north point
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: The Caribbean
  9. Magnificent Frigatebird immature male

    Magnificent Frigatebird immature male

    Notice the red on the chin indicating male and the remnant of white on breast/throat indicating immature
    • njlarsen
    • Media item
    • barbados fregata magnificens north point
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: The Caribbean
  10. Pied-billed Grebe PC303812

    Pied-billed Grebe PC303812

    One of very few locations where this species occurs in Barbados.
    • njlarsen
    • Media item
    • barbados bawdens irrigation ponds podilymbus podiceps subspecies antillarum
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: The Caribbean
  11. Great Egret flight

    Great Egret flight

    It was actually landing a couple of seconds later
    • njlarsen
    • Media item
    • ardea alba barbados st lucy
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: The Caribbean
  12. Black-bellied Plover PC303836

    Black-bellied Plover PC303836

    • njlarsen
    • Media item
    • barbados pluvialis squatarola st. philip
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: The Caribbean
  13. Green Heron PC303823

    Green Heron PC303823

    The viewing platform is popular with the birds :) It is roped off so no access for humans!
    • njlarsen
    • Media item
    • barbados bawdens irrigation ponds butorides virescens
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: The Caribbean
  14. Semipalmated Plover PC303846

    Semipalmated Plover PC303846

    They seemed really to love that thick, heavy mud.
    • njlarsen
    • Media item
    • barbados charadrius semipalmatus st. philip
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: The Caribbean
  15. Hovering Gray Kingbird composite.jpg

    Hovering Gray Kingbird composite.jpg

    I don't remember seeing this behavior before, and this bird did it repeatedly. These seven images are from one sally out and the total time is less than one second -- I believe the bird ended up with nothing, seemingly the prey had moved.
    • njlarsen
    • Media item
    • barbados harrison's point tyrannus dominicensis
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: The Caribbean
  16. Black-headed Gull PC304077

    Black-headed Gull PC304077

    Unfortunately backlit, it was west of me and during the afternoon.
    • njlarsen
    • Media item
    • barbados chroicocephalus ridibundus st. philip
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: The Caribbean
  17. Black-headed Gull PC303987

    Black-headed Gull PC303987

    This European species is a rare visitor, which was discovered in Barbados two days ago.
    • njlarsen
    • Media item
    • barbados chroicocephalus ridibundus st. philip
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: The Caribbean
  18. Wilson's Snipe PC303725

    Wilson's Snipe PC303725

    I have nine images of this bird, all showing a (for a snipe) very short bill. However, the only short-billed snipe (somewhat) expected here is Jack Snipe, which should have a lot more white on the underside of the wing.
    • njlarsen
    • Media item
    • barbados gallinago delicata harrison's point
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: The Caribbean
  19. Juvenile Little Blue Heron PC283530

    Juvenile Little Blue Heron PC283530

    It has just started developing the bluish feathers in a couple of places.
    • njlarsen
    • Media item
    • barbados egretta caerulea st. philip
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: The Caribbean
  20. Hybrid Little-x-Snowy PC283517

    Hybrid Little-x-Snowy PC283517

    This bird has both the elongated neck feathers of Little Egret (another photo shows there to be two) and the shorter filamentous feathers typical of Snowy. By the way, I only saw the insect in front of it when looking at the photo in the PC.
    • njlarsen
    • Media item
    • barbados st. philip
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: The Caribbean
  21. Greater Yellowlegs flight PC283675.jpg

    Greater Yellowlegs flight PC283675.jpg

    I have other photos of the same bird standing which to my mind proves the bill being long enough that Lesser Yellowlegs is excluded.
    • njlarsen
    • Media item
    • barbados st. philip tringa melanoleuca
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: The Caribbean
  22. Green Heron PC253456.jpg

    Green Heron PC253456.jpg

    • njlarsen
    • Media item
    • barbados butorides virescens graeme hall (public part)
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: The Caribbean
  23. Northern Waterthrush

    Northern Waterthrush

    In Mangroves
    • njlarsen
    • Media item
    • barbados graeme hall (public part) parkesia noveboracensis
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: The Caribbean
  24. Grassland Yellowfinch PC213369.JPG

    Grassland Yellowfinch PC213369.JPG

    Another species actively singing.
    • njlarsen
    • Media item
    • barbados harrison's point sicalis luteola
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: The Caribbean
  25. Black-faced Grassquit PC213404.jpg

    Black-faced Grassquit PC213404.jpg

    Singing its heart out.
    • njlarsen
    • Media item
    • barbados harrison's point
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: The Caribbean
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