T&T Field Naturalist

Bringing together those with a shared interest in #TrinidadandTobago's natural environment since 1891. Publisher of peer-reviewed journal, Living World.

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"All Ears?" - A Brown #violetear #hummingbird flares its ear feathers as it watches for rivals at its current food source. #asawrightnaturecentre , #trinidad .
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[Jerome E. Foster Photography 🇯🇲 🇹🇹 🇱🇨 @buggyfresh78]

"#Singing #Melodies" - A male #Masked #yellowthroat takes a break from singing his heart out. I assume he was trying to find a female with his performance! Debe, #Trinidad.
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[Jerome E. Foster Photography 🇯🇲 🇹🇹 🇱🇨 @buggyfresh78]

One of my favourite birds is the #Streaked #xenops. Those who have seen #nuthatches or #woodcreepers know how this bird moves! Mount St. Benedict, #Trinidad.
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[Jerome E. Foster Photography 🇯🇲 🇹🇹 🇱🇨 @buggyfresh78]

#Scarlet - Maybe not as #famous but just as #beautiful as Scarlett O'hara (#gonewiththewind ) in its own way. Scarlet #ibis - #Caroni Swamp, #Trinidad.
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[Jerome E. Foster Photography 🇯🇲 🇹🇹 🇱🇨 @buggyfresh78]

"Who Goes There?!" - A #Little #blue #heron stands at attention, the bridge its chosen #sentry post. #Caroni #Swamp, #Trinidad.
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[Jerome E. Foster Photography 🇯🇲 🇹🇹 🇱🇨 @buggyfresh78]

#Competition - Both White-tailed #goldenthroat #hummingbird and #bee compete for the sweet #nectar on offer from the #Seim flowers. Tacarigua, #Trinidad.
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[Jerome E. Foster Photography 🇯🇲 🇹🇹 🇱🇨 @buggyfresh78]

#Bran for #Breakfast - A Bran-colored #flycatcher in the early morning is always a nice encounter. Mount St. Benedict, #Trinidad.
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[Jerome E. Foster Photography 🇯🇲 🇹🇹 🇱🇨 @buggyfresh78]

"Shadow Glow" - The colours of a #Brown #violetear #hummingbird positively glow in the shadows with a little help from heaven. #Matura, #Trinidad.
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[Jerome E. Foster Photography 🇯🇲 🇹🇹 🇱🇨 @buggyfresh78]

#Nemesis - The #Ochre-bellied #flycatcher is on of my local nemeses... a good photo but of course in the #dark! Mount St. Benedict, #Trinidad.
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[Jerome E. Foster Photography 🇯🇲 🇹🇹 🇱🇨 @buggyfresh78]

When a #hummingbird #stretches it shows you exactly how beautifully #patterned it is. #White tails, #golden throat - a #gem #sparkling in the dying embers of the day. #Tacarigua, #Trinidad.
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[Jerome E. Foster Photography 🇯🇲 🇹🇹 🇱🇨 @buggyfresh78]

Those #lovable, #rascally (i.e. hyper-#aggressive) #Fork-tailed #flycatchers are back! #Tacarigua, #Trinidad.
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[Jerome E. Foster Photography 🇯🇲 🇹🇹 🇱🇨 @buggyfresh78]

#EnGarde - a male White-tailed #goldenthroat #hummingbird #stretches key #muscles before diving back into the #dance of survival. #Tacarigua, #Trinidad.
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[Jerome E. Foster Photography 🇯🇲 🇹🇹 🇱🇨 @buggyfresh78]

#Watchman - A vigilant #Copper-#rumped #hummingbird looks out for the #goldenthroat I shared earlier this week! This #hummer is the most #aggressive when it comes to #food. #Tacarigua, #Trinidad.
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[T&T Field Naturalist @TTFNC]

#TrinidadandTobago #Bioblitz this weekend!

Join us with your friends and family on Sunday morning at #Guayaguayare Secondary!

[Akilah Stewart @AkilahStewart10]

Here's an article I wrote - No-parking Zone: the #biodiversity of Woodford Square, in Port-of-Spain, #Trinidad Thanks @Newsday_TT

https://t.co/tyVrC8eMoP

#trees #wildflowers #birds #inaturalist @TTFNC #bioblitz #urbanization #NatureTherapy #preservation

[Nicholas Walker @nwalker_34]

Today was a good day.

[Jerome E. Foster Photography 🇯🇲 🇹🇹 🇱🇨 @buggyfresh78]

Always nice to meet a #Mangrove #cuckoo! These birds are far more common in #SaintLucia than where I usually (struggle to) find them in #Trinidad. Grand Riviere, St. Lucia.
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[Jerome E. Foster Photography 🇯🇲 🇹🇹 🇱🇨 @buggyfresh78]

#Pearl #kites are the #smallest kites found in #Trinidad. Easily mistaken for something more #mundane like a kingbird or tanager. Tacarigua, Trinidad. #raptor
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[T&T Field Naturalist @TTFNC]

Tonight! All are welcome - free screening of Trinidad wildlife documentary! 🐒🐍🐦

[T&T Field Naturalist @TTFNC]

Join us on 13th June for the 1st local screening of @BBC @LionTelevision doc “Liz Bonnin's Wild #Caribbean” (Ep. 4).

The series sees presenter & wildlife biologist @LizBonnin (who has Trini roots) visiting conservation projects all over the region.
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[Jerome E. Foster Photography 🇯🇲 🇹🇹 🇱🇨 @buggyfresh78]

An uncommon #Sooty #grassquit in the wild bamboo of the Northern Range, #Trinidad.
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