I believe this is a gray kingbird in non-breeding plumage. Gray kingbirds are found through out the southeast USA down through the Caribbean and into norther South America and is a Tyrant Flycatcher, As the name suggests the bird feeds mainly upon insects. It is also a fierce protector of its territory attacking large birds such as red tail hawks and mammals that enter it’s range. For this reason it has been adopted as the symbol of the Puerto Rican independence movement.
Taken with Canon 5DMII, Canon 100-400L f/4.5-5.6 cropped about 30% (I got lucky he was sitting right above me in a branch) Slight contrast and tone adjustment with Nik Software in Photoshop CS4 and sharpened with Tony Kuyper’s action.,
Tags: Bird, Canon 100-400L f/4.5-5.6, Canon 5DMII, Eastern Kingbird, Nik Software, Sandals Grande St. Lucian, St. Lucia, Tony Kuyper Actions, Vacation
We just came back from another wonderful week in warm tropical waters. The destination this time was St. Lucia, BWI. This was our second trip to St. Lucia, our first we spent at Rendezvous in Castrides, this trip we went to one of the Sandals resorts the Grande St. Lucian. Since we had been to St. Lucia once before I went with plans on taking a zip line tour and a rainforest tour, but the bus ride from the airport to the resort dashed any plans. The bus ride rivaled that of the old road to Negril from Montego Bay or the road to Whitehouse (also from Montego Bay) which is to say windy, hilly and done in a bus with a driver that is constantly passing slower cars despite the fact the road is hilly, windy and one usually insanely narrow lane in either direction. Oh, and of course they drive on the left. So the week was spent soaking up the sun while walking along the beach, sailing in a wonderful wind in a hobie that didn’t capsize at every opportunity and shooting the local birds. There were hummingbirds galore and royal terns and brown boobies and banaquits. The next few posts will be some of these and maybe a picture or two of the resort along the way.
A green throated carib hummingbird in flight
Green throated Carib
Tags: Canon 100-400L f/4.5-5.6, Canon 5DMII, Green-Throated Caribe, Hummingbird, Nik Software, Sandals Grande St. Lucian, St. Lucia, TK Actions, Vacation
