Half Moon Bay, Antigua, West Indies
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Half Moon Bay, Antigua, West Indies
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Bananaquit Very common visitor to bird table, where it feeds on the breadcrumbs and sugar mix. Darker grey throat than second picture. |
| Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Male shown in photo. Female and immature birds are drab greyish brown. I think males seemed to have more red in front of eye than shown here. Very common visitor to birdtable. |
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Black Faced
Grassquit At first sight male is similar to Lesser Antillean Bullfinch, but the Grassquit is smaller and more nervous.. |
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First picture
is a male, second a female. Common in Acacia and scrub around Tree Tops. |
| Carib Grackle Common visitor to verandah. Immature birds are not so glossy black and are lighter below. |
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Gray
Kingbird Fairly conspicuous perched on telephone wires and bush-tops along road to Half Moon Bay. |
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Very common. |
| Caribbean Elaenia The “wee-a-wit chu” bird you hear throughout the day. Common in Acacia and scrub around Tree Tops. |
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Green
Throated Carib Pretty bold visitor to the bird table and the hummingbird feeder. ‘Wirring’ flight around Tree Tops. Often sits in trees and scrub around the villa. |
| Antillean Crested Hummingbird Small hummer with a crest (!). Not as common as the Carib, but can be seen around the villa and particularly in the tree at the end of Martha’s swimming pool. |
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Common
Ground Dove Tiny dove, often seen in ‘dust-baths’ along the paths down to the beach and up to Dolphin View. Common. Note the red wing patches in flight. |
| Zenaida Dove Common larger dove, often seen on drive-way and flying over. |
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Broad Winged
Hawk Seen from time-to-time perched in trees on path down to beach, and flying over. |
| Osprey One individual seen a few times flying down to Half Moon Bay to fish. |
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Brown
Pelican Seen down by beach and flying over. |
| Magnificent Frigatebird Seen down by beach and flying over. |
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| Martha’s Love Birds Occasional visitors to Tree Tops, they are much better seen at Dolphin View! See more pictures of these in Martha’s guide to Tree Tops. |
| American Kestrel Perhaps seen flying over. |
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White
Crowned Pigeon Larger than Zenaida dove, and seen on utility wires along the road to Half Moon Bay. |
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