Late afternoon and two pelicans perfectly synchronized take to the air
What a magnificent sight as two brown pelicans take flight over the calm seas. The late afternoon formed a pastel palette with rose tinted shades of colour. It was a ballet dance duet as these beautiful birds hovered over the water slowly gaining enough lift to soar off into the skies.
I love the gentle feel of this photo and hope you enjoy it too.
Marta
I looked up and straight ahead and saw a small hummingbird nest with two beaks sticking up in the air.
I was taking in the laundry today and all of a sudden I heard the humming of a hummingbird………..Barry had told me that he had seen one frequently out back of our cabin. I looked up searching for the tiny bird and to my surprise, I looked directly at a nest that was in our Poui tree. I could see two little beaks pointing straight up in the air.
The two baby hummingbirds were snuggled side by side in the nest.
The nest is made out of soft materials like moss and lichen, cotton fluffs, soft plant pieces, dryer lint, and leaf hairs. Items are brought back to the nest a little at a time and glued together with spider webs……..there’s loads of those here at Harbour Club!
I wanted you to see how this nest is cradled in a tri-fork of a Poui tree.
The Mama hummingbird looks for a place that is well off the ground to prevent predators such as ants, snakes, and predatory birds finding the nest. It must also be sheltered from wind and the heat of the sun during the main part of the day. She found a really good solid base in our Poui tree where three branches had grown from a knot.
The two baby hummingbirds are so sweet and almost look like they are getting too big to fit both of them together.
I’m thinking these two little ones will be flying the nest pretty soon as they seem to be really squished in there together.
A beautiful twosome.........I'm hoping if I watch close enough, I'll see them trying to fly really soon.
Here's a closeup of one of the babies in the nest.
And so, I’ll be watching the babies and hoping to get a few photos as they learn to fly. The positioning of the tree and the nest may make it difficult as I don’t want to scare them. We’ll see………hope you enjoy these photos.
Marta
An abundance of Lobster as we headed out late this afternoon to find some lobster.
A late afternoon, spur of the moment decision had us heading out to find some lobster for Pete’s last night on island before he leaves tomorrow for Kentucky. I wish we could say that we actually caught them ourselves!!! No such luck as we motored off towards Five Cays and the fish plant knowing we could hail some boats and get some lobster the lazy man’s way. We whistled to a local fishing boat and they had a few lobsters on board.
We managed to hail a small local fishing boat.
As the fishing boat drew near, we could see that their catch for the day was not huge. In past years the boats would be filled……………over harvested perhaps???
A nice, one man dinner sized lobstertail.
Pete looks like he's ready to sample some delicious Caribbean Spiny Lobster
Do you think anyone will believe Barry when he tells them he dove and caught several lobsters?
Lobster fishing on the second day of Lobster Season in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Once we had bargained over the price for the lobsters, we stopped at Bay Cay for refreshments. It’s hard work negotiating you know!!!
Marta
August 1 is the opening day of lobster season in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Baskets of freshly caught lobster tails waiting to be sold out at the Fish Plant. Plan on a delicious lobster dinner this evening as all the Provo restaurants will be serving lobster tails.
Bon Appetit!!!
Marta
Barry deserves top billing as he "frolics" in the water with an ever present Coors Lite!!!
We motored out from our Marina channel to a small sliver of white powdery sand beach for a few hours Sunday afternoon
It was pretty windy and the ocean was rough last Sunday but we thought it would be fine out at little Bay Cay. It was a bumpy ride over the white caps so much so that I was literally gripping onto the hand rail. Luckily we were protected from the wind and things calmed down as we approached the little beach on Bay Cay.
As I explored the island, the others stayed on the boat and slowly made ready to enjoy the water.
I was thrilled to see several Rock Iguanas and I could hear the rustling of many others as they made their escapes before I could spot them.
Bay Cay was one of many little Cays where the Turks and Caicos Rock Iguana was re-introduced. It is an endangered species of lizard and is endemic to the Turks and Caicos Islands.
The waves were pounding on the far side of the island and I was fascinated by the large rock formation with a hole in it.
We enjoyed the sun, sand and beach and of course we had it all to ourselves. Even the iguanas didn't mind sharing this little spot of paradise.
Face off as two Anole Lizards prepare to do battle
I came out onto our deck today at Harbour Club to find some Anole Lizards sizing each other up as they prepared to defend their territory. I have never seen them quite this aggressive towards one another but I know that they are very territorial.
They were sizing each other up and would make sudden lunges for the head
One Anole had a strong hold on the other so much so that his head was almost torqued right around. The fight consisted of grabbing the opponent with the mouth and then using the legs and tail for leverage.
A number of times these two disengaged and I expected one of them to turn tail. They seemed intent on settling the territorial dispute.
Ferocious looking fellow isn't he?
This one had some colourful markings
Head on shot as this little lizard saw the camera
I'm not sure if this Anole sustained an injury but his head had reddish speckling
We find so many Anoles and Curly Tailed lizards on the grounds of Harbour Club Villas and Marina. Some are now getting quite big especially the Curly Tailed lizards. Hope you enjoyed these photos and I will look for some good ones of the Curly Tails for another post.
Marta
A delightful afternoon spent at a little beach close by where we took Malaika for some swimming
The water was so clear yesterday with sun reflections dancing and creating silvery patterns as we just played in the water. Malaika just loved being buoyant in the foot deep waters of the south side of Provo. She’s beginning to kick her legs and is totally unafraid of the water.
Malaika had such fun kicking her little feet and splashing in the water
Look Mom............I can touch my toes!
We took a little break and close to the shore where we were sitting in the water, we were joined by some tiny little fish. Malaika was delighted but stayed close to Mom.
Malaika spots little fish from the safety of Mom's lap. You can just make the fish out at the bottom of the photo below Mom's feet.
Here's a blow up of the little fish that were swimming around us as we sat in a few inches of water at the beach
An idyllic afternoon spent just lounging in the water close by our villas at Harbour Club. Come on down to Providenciales and enjoy our stunning beaches and the clearest water you’ll ever see.
Marta
Judges Donna and Peggy being interviewed by WIV 4 TV.
The judges had a hard task picking winning potcakes and dogs in various competitions such as best trick, most like owner and best looking.
Anna and her potcake Kaya receiving their prizes and treats in the best trick competition
Signing up for the various events and this potcake was eager to get started
They could have left some water for a thirsty dog!
I wish they'd get the show started as these doggy face painted youngsters wait patiently
There was great excitement as everyone watched the K-9 demonstration taking down an intruder
On command, the handler ordered the dog to subdue the suspect or potential criminal.
See you all at the show next year.............Don't miss it!!
I couldn’t stay to the end of the show so missed some great events such as the obstacle course but for sure I’ll be there again next year to take in all the fun. Big thanks go out to all those hard working volunteers. If you can help the potcakes and animals here on Provo in any way, please contact the TCSPCA, Potcake Place or the Potcake Foundation. They will be glad you called.
See you in 2011,
Marta
This gorgeous dog was almost as tall as his little friend at this afternoon's eagerly awaited Dog Show
What a great afternoon it was as everyone and their dogs had some tail waggin’ fun under the tent set up in Turtle Cove Marina. Once again it was time for the annual TCSPCA Dog Show. All the “who’s who” of the Provo doggie world came to vie for some great prizes and two trophies…..one for the Best in Show and one for the winner of the Obstacle Course.
Top Dog trophy waiting for the winning dog announcement
A great turn out of dogs and potcakes of all sizes, their proud owners, loads of kids with cute painted doggy faces, booths selling a variety of neat items like eco friendly doggy bags, T-shirts and too many other items to mention along with food and drinks.
This little cutie was ready to show it's stuff in a range of competition endeavours.
Checking out the competition at the TCSPCA Dog Show!
I'm so "doggon" handsome ....I deserve a treat for this perky earred pose woofs Rama.
Kids with painted doggy faces were kept entertained at the craft tables
If you missed the action today make sure to mark your calendar for next year. The show today included a demonstration by the K-9 unit and I’ll post some photos of this in tomorrow’s blog.
It was so hot this afternoon that even the local potcakes were sitting and cooling off in the water
The guys wanted to watch World Cup soccer so the gals and lil’ munchkin headed down Turtle Tail to “My” beach. I don’t know the official name of this lovely little spot that’s tucked away but everyone locally calls it “Dog beach.” And YES there were two potcakes from a nearby house that showed up to play in the water.
These two potcakes had a great time splashing, romping and just sitting in the water.
The water right now is like a bathtub………unusual for this time of year for it to be already so warm. Looks like there’s going to be lots of hurricane activity this year. The beach was perfect as munchkin played in the sand and the water and some locals came by conchin’.
Conchin' on the south side of Providenciales just down the road from Harbour Club Villas.
I chatted with two locals who were spending the afternoon looking for conch. Used to be a time where you would find loads of conch in the waters off this little beach and further down past Bristol Hills. They had so far only found one and then another one that I took pictures of.
A "medium sized" conch he told me......I thought it looked pretty large.
Sad to say, there weren’t many conch to be found in the waters………….not even escapees from the conch farm that would work their way down towards our villas.