Birds of the Cayman Islands
This pic is for KD so you can see the setup that the photographers have down on Candle Road. A water jug hanging 4 feet off the ground full of water drips through a small hole onto the ground below where a small puddle is formed. That's all it takes. Sit about 6 feet away with a big lens on your camera and watch the migratory birds that are passing by this month drop off for a drink or a swim. This is Joshua, who is helping Yves-Jacques take photos for the upcoming revision of the Cayman bird book by Patricia Bradley. May not be out for a couple of years or so!
posted by Rod @ 10:07 PM
2 Comments:
Cool! I would have thought you would need to use some kind of blind or hide, but obviously the attraction to the little pool of freshwater is stronger than any concern about the human with the giant beak. You mentioned the red-breasted grosbeaks and indigo buntings...in only a few short weeks they'll be up here!
We saw a Baltimore oreole yesterday as well as the buntings, catbirds, warblers, vireos, and grosbeaks. Even the 3 parrots that live on the island were down there.
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