Peaked in the nest today and surprise, surprise, there it was, a tiny little hummingbird has hatched.
The other egg is still waiting to hatch and the mother hummingbird still sits on the nest most of the time .
Here's the little one with his beak wide open hoping for some food.
The mother hummingbird tending to her young.
Bahama Woodstar hatchling.
Tiny newborn hummingbird.
Marta
"Groovin" on a sunny Sunday afternoon on Provo......it just doesn't get any better than this!!!
I wish my photos did justice to the true colours of the sand, seas and skies on yet another perfect Sunday afternoon dreamily lazing around at Taylor Bay. We got a late start at about 3 pm and cruised on down to Taylor Bay anchoring in 2 feet of water fairly close to shore. The tide was on it’s way out so ever so often we’d drag the anchor further back.
The boat was out in two feet of water as we lay around in the gently rippling water
As the sun slowly sank lower in the sky, we pulled up anchor and headed towards home. As we came towards the marker buoy off Ocean Point, we were greeted by over a dozen sailing boats anchored out in Sapodilla Bay.
Note the marker buoy in the foreground with a Royal Tern perched ontop of it.
Here's a closer view of a Royal Tern taken down in Blue Hills
Sapodilla Bay had more boats anchored out than I’ve seen in a long while…………. a beautiful sight to see especially as the sun was starting to set.
At least two dozen boats were gently rocking back and forth out in the bay.
A parting shot of the sunset and Sapodilla Bay boats as we motored home to Harbour Club's Marina
A lovely tranquil afternoon. We’re fortunate to be able to enjoy all the stunning beauty around us in the Turks and Caicos Islands. We hope you will book your next holiday and vacation in these “beautiful by nature” islands. See you soon.
Marta
A Laughing Gull displaying its breeding plumage
Laughing gulls come to the Turks and Caicos Islands to breed in early summer and can be frequently seen. It might be a little early as I didn’t see many gulls at French Cay.
In breeding season, the laughing gull has a distinct black head and deep red beak which changes to a whitish head and black bill in the fall.
Further down the beach, I came across a beautiful osprey perched on a rib of a boat that was sticking up out of the water.
A lone osprey surveys the surrounding seas as he rests for a moment.
The Osprey is a year round resident of the Turks and Caicos Islands and they prey on the abundant fish in our waters.
Preparing to take flight and catch his next fish
Ospreys that breed here year round are distinct as they have a very faint stripe behind the eye. The one pictured here is not from the region and has migrated here. Have a look at the eye and you will see a distinct black stripe.
Ospreys soar along our coastlines looking for fish rippling the water.
Enjoy the Turks and Caicos Islands and I hope you will get to see many of our birds during your stay here.
Marta
An unusual shaped log is the perfect perch for this group of Brown Noddy birds
I managed to slowly walk quite close to these birds all sitting on a large piece of drift wood. I looked them up in Richard Ground’s Bird book and found out they were a sea bird from the Tern family called Brown Noddy.
Note the numerous crabs on the log upright....not sure what they were doing.
As I got closer I couldn’t believe how many crabs were scrambling on the part of the log closest to the water. The birds weren’t at all bothered by my approach and continued perching on the drift wood.
This Brown Noddy seems to be scolding "her" mate???? He's turning a deaf ear to her anyways!
The Brown Noddy is the largest of the Terns with a white forehead blending to gray nape, and small white (lower) half-eye ring. Noddies range throughout the world where the seas are warm. They breed on land in large colonies usually remote islands such as French Cay.
Here's a close up of this beautiful seabird...the Brown Noddy
Look at the clear water and the spectacular colours.....unbelieveable.
There were more birds but that’s for another time.
Happy bird watching.
Marta