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| Carib Grackle |
Okay, I know what you are thinking. . . "birdwatching is something my grandma does". But I am fascinated by the variety of birds that exist around the world. As a biology major, it is funny that I never took one bird class the entire time I was in college, but now I wish I had.
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| A bananaquit hiding in the tree. |
I own bird books from most states and countries I have visited and I have also managed to keep lists of what I saw and was able to identify. That being said, I am horrible at it. I always forget my binoculars, I never get up early, and my kids and I probably scare away most potential subjects while we tromp through whatever natural habitat we encounter, crying and shrieking. (The kids - not me. At least, not usually me.)
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| Lesser Antillean Bullfinch |
On our recent trip to St. Lucia, I had once again forgotten my binoculars, but found that our new camera was a good substitute. So one afternoon while my daughter was napping, my son and I watched birds from our hotel balcony.
Mostly we saw doves and grackles, but we also spotted some hummingbirds, bananaquits, and bullfinches. And a bullfinch even snuck into our room, opened a sugar packet and decorated the floor with it, much to my son’s delight. For me, despite its limitations, it was fun sharing my hobby with my son.
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| Antillean Crested Hummingbird |
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