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Marcia (Mrs. Pete) wrote:Eewwwwwww, Kirk...those bats. They totally creep me out.

Though they are kind of creepy, I've read that one bat can eat over 1000 mosquitoes in one hour, so conceivably those 3 buggers could alone make a difference on how miserable someone could be on any given day, bug-bite wise!

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SJ, that doesn't apply here, since Lameshure Bay is certainly not getting over-developed--that's the only place the deer used to be. It's possible that people were hunting them more than we might have thought in the 20th century--the VI government made hunting illegal late in the century, not to protect the deer, but to protect people from rifle fire as the islands' human population increased.

Caneel is one place you can always see mongoose--it's invasive animal central in these post-Rockefeller days.
By the way, Mark R, that's the Hawksnest Point trail, which Caneel named Mary's Trail in memory of Mrs. Laurance Rockefeller, who was indeed very fond of the trail---not to be confused with Mary's Point, a few miles east!

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Here's a few:

Bridled quail dove


Common Ground Dove


Iguana


White-tailed tropicbird


Magnificent Frigate


Green Throated Caribe Hummingbird



pmk

Great pictures everyone. Love the tortoise, I didn't know they were on the island.

Here's some of mine...










This guy seemed to like the surfing but once he fell in he swam right to shore and didn't seem interested in another ride.



I know I have more, but thats all for now.

Wow! Some amazing shots on this thread! Thanks to everyone for all of the talent shared!

Great shots, PMK-- and congratulations on knowing what things are!

Thanks, Hugo. Here are a few more:

Yellow-crowned Night Heron


Brown Booby


American Kestral


Pearly-eyed Thrasher


Black-necked stilt



White-cheeked Pintail



pmk

Joppa or anyone else, what is that blue and black bird?

Cid I have no idea what the bird is, PMK? Hugo? how about you? He was about the size of a crow and was hanging out in the playground near the NP visitor center.

Cid wrote:Joppa or anyone else, what is that blue and black bird?

I'd love to find out. It appears to be some sort of pigeon but it's not in my field guide by Raffaele, nor do I see it listed here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bi ... and_Tobago

Very elegant bird.

pmk

That's a scaly-naped pigeon--an unattractive name for a great bird. Like the bridled quail dove, they're getting commoner now that they're not hunted.

Good call, Hugo. I'm going to have to go back to see that pigeon! Here are some more shots I found:

Donkeys


Soldier Crab


Brown Pelican


Jamaican Fruit-eating bats


Kestrel


Bananquit


pm

Thanks to all of you... these are great pics and fun to see - as well as to learn some new things.