"Wild Colours" - A male Ruby Topaz #hummingbird glances at the lens for a moment, in between watching the competition for nectar. Orange Grove, Tacarigua, #Trinidad. #BirdsSeenIn2025

"Crowd Favourite"- The endemic Saint Lucia #warbler is one of those birds that will steal a show, whenever it shows up. Grand Riviere, #SaintLucia. #birds #wildlife #animals #photography #BirdsSeenIn2025

"Your Friendly Neighboorhood #Cuckoo" - If there's one bird I can count on here, that is scarce elsewhere it's a Mangrove cuckoo. Beausejour, #SaintLucia. #birds #wildlife #animals #photography #BirdsSeenIn2025

"Those Wings Are Broad!" - The Broad-winged #hawk is one of two raptors resident in Saint Lucia. If you hear their high-pitched, raspy whistling just look up and there one is! Grand Riviere, St. Lucia. #birds #wildlife #animals #photography #BirdsSeenIn2025

Rest in peace legend - you've crossed that last river...

"As Sweet As Sugar" - An Antillean crested #hummingbird enjoys the sweet, sweet nectar of a purple bougainvillea flower. Grande Riviere, #SaintLucia. #birds #wildlife #animals #photography #BirdsSeenIn2025

"#Flowers Are Nice Too" - Typically you see seedeaters like this female Lesser Antillean #bullfinch eating, well, seeds, but they like flowers too depending on the type! Grand Riviere, #saintlucia🇱🇨 . . . . #birds #wildlife #animals #photography #BirdsSeenIn2025

"Attitude" - An Antillean crested #hummingbird was letting me know it had all eyes on me. Gros Islet, Saint Lucia. . . . #birds #wildlife #animals #photography #BirdsSeenIn2025

"Taking a Break" - This Green-throated carib #hummingbird feeds even while perched. Gros Islet, St. Lucia. . . . #birds #wildlife #animals #photography #BirdsSeenIn2025

"Court is in Session" - A pair of courting Great-crested grebes show off their wares. Hyde Park, London, England. . . . #birds #wildlife #animals #photography #BirdsSeenIn2025

"#Bird on a #Wire" - A bird on a wire ...what's more existential than that? #American #kestrel - Moule-a-Chqiue, Vieux Fort, #SaintLucia. . . . #birdwatching #wildlife #animals #birdphotography #caribbean #nikon #natgeoyourshot #trinidadandtobago #BirdsSeenIn2025

"Little & Cute" - the Tufted #coquette is one of the cutest and smallest #hummingbirds you will ever meet. Northern Range, #Trinidad. . . . #birdwatching #wildlife #animals #birdphotography #caribbean #nikon #natgeoyourshot #trinidadandtobago #BirdsSeenIn2025

"Lying Down on the Job" - This Green #hermit seems to be lying down in the air while feeding, hovering at a horizontal plane. The ability of #hummingbirds to fly in any direction is amazing. Northern Range, #Trinidad. . . . #wildlife #animals #caribbean #nikon #trinidadandtobago #BirdsSeenIn2025

"Golden #Sunrise" - This Golden-olive #woodpecker takes a moment from pecking to enjoy the beautiful sunrise. Northern Range, #Trinidad. . . . #birdwatching #wildlife #animals #birdphotography #caribbean #nikon #natgeoyourshot #trinidadandtobago #BirdsSeenIn2025

"Common #Beauty" - The more common the bird, the more they get ignored, but I refuse to not give this Yellow #Oriole its due. Tacarigua, Trinidad. . . . #birdwatching #wildlife #animals #birdphotography #caribbean #nikon #natgeoyourshot #trinidadandtobago #BirdsSeenIn2025

"#Water is Life" - Even this #Bananaquit knows the popular motto, as it sips from the dew formed on this Banana pod. Northern Range, Trinidad. . . . #birdwatching #wildlife #animals #birdphotography #caribbean #nikon #natgeoyourshot #trinidadandtobago #BirdsSeenIn2025

"Spotting #Game" - The best way to ID a White-winged #Becard is to look for the white #spots on their wings or tail feathers! Northern Range, #Trinidad. . . . #birdwatching #wildlife #animals #birdphotography #caribbean #nikon #natgeoyourshot #trinidadandtobago #BirdsSeenIn2025

"Spotting #Game" - The best way to ID a White-winged #Becard is to look for the white #spots on their wings or tail feathers! Northern Range, #Trinidad. . . . #birdwatching #wildlife #animals #birdphotography #caribbean #nikon #natgeoyourshot #trinidadandtobago #BirdsSeenIn2025

"#Corona" - A #Golden-crowned #warbler sports a bokeh corona in the deep forest shade. St. Augustine, #Trinidad. . . . #birdwatching #wildlife #animals #birdphotography #caribbean #nikon #natgeoyourshot #trinidadandtobago #BirdsSeenIn2025

"Luck in Spades" - The White-throated #spadebill is not an easy bird to find. Small, secretive and a lover of the deep forest shade. Main Ridge, #Tobago. . . . #birdwatching #wildlife #animals #birdphotography #caribbean #nikon #natgeoyourshot #trinidadandtobago #BirdsSeenIn2025

"Shout for #Freedom" - Happy #Heroes #Day to my fellow Jamaicans. Like this Jamaican #Tody, those who came before paved the way for us, with a shout that demanded our right to live free. St. James, #Jamaica. #birds #nature #wildlife #heritage #culture

"Roadside Regular" - Only in #Tobago have I ever seen Trinidad #motmots content to relax by the roadside regularly. Les Coteaux, Tobago. . . . #birdwatching #wildlife #animals #birdphotography #caribbean #nikon #natgeoyourshot #trinidadandtobago #BirdsSeenIn2025

"Going Native" - When in Tobago, the Blue-backed #manakin is one of several must-see birds. This bird has a tag but it was illegible in the low forest light. Main Ridge, #Tobago. . . . #birds #wildlife #animals #birdphotography #caribbean #nikon #natgeoyourshot #trinidadandtobago #BirdsSeenIn2025

"Young #Traveller" - This immature #Eurasian #spoonbill has been all the craze for the past month. Only the 3rd record for the country. Bon Accord, #Tobago. . . . #birdwatching #wildlife #animals #birdphotography #caribbean #nikon #natgeoyourshot #trinidadandtobago #BirdsSeenIn2025

"Going #Cuckoo" - It was great to finally see this #migrant cuckoo species after years of looking and hoping - the Yellow-billed cuckoo. Bon Accord, #Tobago. . . #birdwatching #birdsseenin2025 #naturelovers #savetheplanet🌍 #caribbean #wildlifephotography

"Fly By" - An adult #Ornate #hawk-#eagle flies by at pace. A rare moment with a rare raptor. Las Lapas, #Trinidad. . . . #birdwatching #wildlife #animals #birdphotography #caribbean #trinidadandtobago #BirdsSeenIn2025

"Second Glances" - Another look at an immature #Ornate hawk-eagle seen recently in the forests of the Northern Range, #Trinidad. . . . #birdwatching #wildlife #animals #birdphotography #caribbean #trinidadandtobago #BirdsSeenIn2025

"I'm #Blue (Da Ba Dee)" - Part of a flock of Blue-headed #parrots seen early in the morning during the recent T&T #Bioblitz. Hobal Trace, #Trinidad. . . . #birdwatching #wildlife #animals #birdphotography #caribbean #trinidadandtobago #BirdsSeenIn2025

"Not A Common Sight" - The Stripe-breasted #spinetail is a natural #skulker. More easily seen in Tobago (but still not easy to see), in Trinidad it's hard work to see. Morne Bleu, #Trinidad. . . . #birdwatching #wildlife #animals #birdphotography #caribbean #trinidadandtobago #BirdsSeenIn2025

"Pop Your Collar" - White-collared #swifts are the largest swift species in the skies here and much of the Americas. You can't miss that white #collar as it stands out. Northern Range, #Trinidad. . . . #birdwatching #wildlife #animals #birdphotography #caribbean #trinidadandtobago #BirdsSeenIn2025

"Yet Another Seedeater" - One bird that has always been on my list is the #Slate-coloured #seedeater. Once found in #Trinidad but now #extirpated, it was good to see this male in Panama City, #Panama🇵🇦 . . . #birds #animalplanet #wildlife #animals #photography #BirdsSeenIn2025 #nikon #naturelover

"Age Before Beauty?" - Why not both! On the weekend I shared an immature #Ornate #hawk-#eagle. Here's the adult who was caring for its offspring. Las Lapas, #Trinidad. #raptors . . . #birds #animalplanet #wildlife #animals #photography #BirdsSeenIn2025 #nikon #earthpix #naturelover

"Another Couple of Birds" - #Dusky #antbirds, like #antshrikes, move in pairs. Here is a skulking male (slaty grey) and his more showy female partner (cinnamon-brown) - Gamboa, #Panama🇵🇦 . . . #birds #animalplanet #wildlife #animals #photography #BirdsSeenIn2025 #nikon #earthpix #naturelover.

"Wearing the #Mantle" - The #Mantled #howler #monkey is a #folivore (it mainly eats leaves) and is one of the common monkey species in Central America.Panama City, #Panama🇵🇦 . . . #wildlife #mammals #natgeowild #conservation #animalplanet #nikon #earthpix

"Backing Yourself" - This #Yellow-backed #oriole does not lack confidence! Straight at the lens, no fear. #PanamaCity, #Panama. . . . #birds #animalplanet #wildlife #animals #photography #BirdsSeenIn2025 #nikon #earthpix #naturelover

This weekend gone was the Annual T&T #Bioblitz in #Maracas . One bird heard but not seen by some fellow birders was the #Ornate #hawk-#eagle. I had a "vibe", went for a drive and there it was. Las Lapas, #Trinidad. . . . #birds #wildlife #animals #photography #BirdsSeenIn2025 #nikon

"Not So Different" - The #Plain #xenops (1st pic) is not so plain, or different from the #Streaked xenops (2nd pic) I'm more familiar with. Panama City, #Panama and Talparo, #Trinidad. . . . #birds #animalplanet #wildlife #animals #photography #BirdsSeenIn2025 #nikon #earthpix #naturelover

"They Come in Twos" - Antshrikes always seem to come in #pairs and it was no different for the Black-crowned #antshrike. Close behind the brown female was the dusky male. #PanamaCity, #Panama. . . . #birds #animalplanet #wildlife #animals #photography #BirdsSeenIn2025 #nikon #earthpix #naturelover

"New Friends" - This Blue-chested #hummingbird definitely lit up the shade of the forest. #Gamboa, #Panama. . . . #birds #animalplanet #wildlife #animals #photography #BirdsSeenIn2025 #nikon #earthpix #naturelover

"He Wears a #Mask" - The Common #tody-#flycatcher has that black mask/cap that really reminds me of the old #Zorro TV show. Ammo Dump Ponds, #Panama. . . . #birds #animalplanet #wildlife #animals #photography #BirdsSeenIn2025 #nikon #earthpix #naturelover

"Shadow Dweller" - Another shadow-loving bird I saw in Panama was the #Bicolored #antbird. A customer that kept low to the ground and in the shade. Gamboa, #panama🇵🇦 . . . . #birds #animalplanet #wildlife #animals #photography #BirdsSeenIn2025 #nikon #earthpix #naturelover

"That is a Huge Mouth #2" - Another #seedeater I encountered was the Blue-black #grosbeak. It can be easily dismissed for a #grassquit. This is a male enjoying life and lunch! . . . #birds #animalplanet #wildlife #animals #photography #BirdsSeenIn2025 #nikon #earthpix #naturelover

"That is a Huge Mouth #1" - It's a shame so many #seedeaters are still caged for people's pleasure. The Thick-billed seed #finch is a lovely example of how these birds are adapted to eating all manners of seeds. Ammo Dump Ponds, #Panama. . . . #birds #wildlife #animals #BirdsSeenIn2025 #nikon

"The Meet & Greet Team" - One species that was everywhere in the #forest was the Thick-billed #Euphonia. Here is a male and female of the species. Cerro Azul, #Panama. . . . #birds #animalplanet #wildlife #animals #photography #BirdsSeenIn2025 #nikon #earthpix #naturelover

"Wren You Like Something" - I love wrens, an this Rufous-and-white #wren was no exception. Inquisitive yet skulking birds that are never easy to photograph. Cerro Azul, #Panama. . . . #birds #animalplanet #wildlife #animals #photography #BirdsSeenIn2025 #nikon #earthpix #naturelover

"#Snow on the #Mountaintop" - The Snowy-bellied #hummingbird is another new species I met up in the mountains. Cerro Azul, #Panama. . . . #birds #animalplanet #wildlife #animals #photography #BirdsSeenIn2025 #nikon #earthpix #naturelover

"Plumes" - One of the larger #hummingbirds I saw up in the mountains was the White-vented #Plumeleteer with its brilliant green #iridescence, and of course white vent! Cerro Azul, #Panama. . . . #birds #animalplanet #wildlife #animals #photography #BirdsSeenIn2025 #nikon #earthpix #naturelover

"Forest Dwellers" - Motmots are interesting birds with their #racquet-like tailfeathers and this #Rufous #motmot is no different standing out, even in the dark forest. Cerro Azul, #Panama. . . . #birds #animalplanet #wildlife #animals #photography #BirdsSeenIn2025 #nikon #earthpix #naturelover

"Rufous not Copper" - This #Rufous-tailed #hummingbird reminded me a lot of the #Copper-rumped hummingbirds you find everywhere in Trinidad. Cerro Azul, #Panama . . . #birds #animalplanet #wildlife #animals #photography #BirdsSeenIn2025 #nikon #earthpix #naturelover

The #Bay-headed #tanager is found all over South & Central America but has 9 #subspecies! This Bay-and-blue subspecies from #panama🇵🇦 (1st photo), is very distinct from the Bay-and-green subspecies found in #trinidadandtobago🇹🇹 (2nd photo). . . . #birds #BirdsSeenIn2025 #nikon #earthpix #naturelover