Birds of Antigua, part two, plus Devil's Bridge

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Antillean Crested Hummingbird, Orthorhyncus cristatus.



This is the gray kingbird, or grey kingbird, depending. Let's just call it Tyrranus dominicensis.


Devil's bridge is a national park. The limestone erodes from the sea activity, leaving weird crannies and gaps in the rock.


Here I was waiting for Alexis and her Dad to get directly opposite the gap for a picture. Then a wave came in to tell me I was too close. The third panel is the picture I was trying to get, but I like it better as a triptych. The man on the left didn't get knocked into the water even though that's what it looks like.


Identifying tropicbirds (Phaethon sp.) isn't as easy as I thought it was. I thought this was a red-billed, but looking at identification tips only confused me further.


The crannies on the surface of the place fill with splashed seawater, and then most of them dry out, leaving salt crystals.




Then we went to a place called Long Bay Beach. It's sign says this:
Long Bay Beach
The Best Beach in Antigua
Please Keep It So
1) Clean up Trash.
2) Respect Your Fellow Bathers.
3) Respect our Tourists
4) Don't play Music, Loud.
Enjoy your Day!
Tourism is Everybody's Business.


There was a restaurant there where I had "Antiguan Toast," topped with ham, lots of fresh pineapple, and cheddar cheese.


Just outside the restaurant was this wicker bird cage. It's actually a feeder which allows this bullfinch and bananaquit in while excluding larger birds.


I don't think this pelican would have fit, which is just as well. They were diving into the beach shallows for fish.


This panorama shows the rapidly developing area above Deep Bay.