Tag: Jamaica

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Two James Spirits: Doctor Bird Jamaica Rum

November 13, 2020 by Tristan Lowery No Comments

In the midst of a global pandemic, medical professionals have been heralded as heroes, with some even rising to the status of pop culture...

Trips

Birding the Holiday Inn Resort, Montego Bay, Jamaica

February 26, 2020 by Corey 1 Comment

Over President’s Day weekend my family and I took a much-needed break in Jamaica. We landed mid-afternoon on the fifteenth of February and flew...

Trips

Jamaica Birding Trip 2013 Part II

May 10, 2013 by Carlos 2 Comments

Heading out of Ecclesdown Road on the second day of my trip, I had nailed all of my targets save four species (Caribbean Dove,...

Trips

Jamaica Birding Trip 2013 Part 1

April 26, 2013 by Carlos 3 Comments

One of the perks about living in Miami is that plane tickets to the bird-rich Caribbean, Central, and South America are often cheaper than...

Birds

What is the National Bird of Jamaica?

February 15, 2013 by Corey No Comments

The national bird of Jamaica is the Red-billed Streamertail, known colloquially as the Doctor Bird and scientifically as Trochilus polytmus. It is endemic to...

Birding

Northern Potoo

August 2, 2011 by James 5 Comments

Besides the avian attributes of flight, feathers and laying eggs, potoos are quite possibly the most unbird-like birds in the world. Sometimes called “Poor-me-ones”...

Birding, Birds

Hunting the Mountain Witch

June 28, 2011 by James 4 Comments

Besides my 3rd grade teacher, I had never encountered a witch before. That is until a recent Nikon’s BATV film trip to Jamaica revealed...

Birds

Jamaican Owls

May 17, 2011 by James 5 Comments

“Jah Man (pronounced Jamon)” is something you will hear often when visiting Jamaica. You will hear it as a greeting, an affirmation and as encouragement....

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