Tag: bird

Jacana in a lily pond

I had wondered initially how the wattled Jacanas manage to seemingly walk on the water surface. Their incredibly long toes help them there! They can move quickly on lily leaves and other water plants and seem to walk on water..

Nesting Egret in breeding plumage

Nesting Egret in breeding plummage

Several of the cattle egrets were nesting together in the big brush, across from a sewage treatment plant in Tobago.

White collared trogon

White collared trogon

Male white collared trogon (Tobago)

Rufous Breasted Jacamar

Rufous Breasted Jacamar

It looks like a big hummingbird- I just love the colors.. Tobagans (?) call it the rich bird, because it lives in the banks..