Grenada: A Pair of Tropical Mockingbirds

What lovely songsters these mockingbirds were! We heard them from first thing in the morning through to the evening when they would all roost in the White Trumpet Tree in front of our cottage. Their singing is beautiful compared to the shrill little noise the Bananaquits make, and sometimes it seemed like they were purposely trying to outsing them. While not the most colorful of birds, we truly enjoyed the music they made for us.

Special Caribbean Issue

While Lake Nelson has it charms, sometimes people and birds require warmer climates and turquoise waters. We spent a week in St. Vincent and the Grenadines on two islands (Petit St. Vincent and Palm Island). Here are some the birds we encountered.

Bananaquit

Tropical Mockingbird

Frigate

Blue Heron having a snack.

Great Egret



Great Egret having a meal

Common Moorhen

Blackbird: with stolen Sweet-n-low.

Hummingbird



Sandpiper

Another Bananaquit

This duck was in a lagoon in the middle of Palm Island, SVG. It took some time searching on the internet, but we eventually identified it as a blue-winged teal on vacation in Palm Island, SVG. We prefered the caribbean waters, but they liked the lagoon.