Tag: Trinidad and Tobago

Birding

Reacquainting

December 4, 2024 by Faraaz Abdool 4 Comments

Several years ago, after traveling for a couple weeks on a birding trip, I returned to my native Trinidad and Tobago utterly confused. A...

Bird Guides

Bird Guides of the World: Faraaz Abdool, Trinidad & Tobago

October 8, 2024 by Editor 2 Comments

What is your favorite bird species? The bird that I’m seeing or hearing at the present moment. Too tough to choose a species but...

Birding, Trips

The Elusive GUIANAN TROGON: A Serendipitous Backyard Encounter

July 23, 2024 by a Guest 4 Comments

By Fitzroy Rampersad Fitzroy or Fitz as he is fondly called began observing and photographing birds when the COVID-19 Pandemic forced border closures around...

Birding

A Predictable Retraction

November 8, 2023 by Faraaz Abdool 6 Comments

Very early in the year, I wrote a post on this blog about what I thought was a strong contender for BOTY (Bird of...

Birds

The Three Grassquits of Trinidad and Tobago

October 11, 2023 by Faraaz Abdool 7 Comments

In the latest instalment of the ongoing documentation of the curious recurrence of the number three in the avifauna of Trinidad and Tobago, we...

Birds

Trinidad and its Trifectas

September 6, 2023 by Faraaz Abdool 2 Comments

As mentioned in many other posts on this blog, the avifauna of Trinidad & Tobago consists of several species and family groups occurring very...

Birds

Streaks, Variegations, and Pirates

August 9, 2023 by Faraaz Abdool 2 Comments

With my recent relocation to the central forests of Trinidad, I have been afforded the incredible opportunity of observing three oft-confused species in close...