Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) flying below and next to the Oasis of the Seas, approximately 7 miles southwest of the Caribbean island of Anguilla. The Brown Boobies were the most common pelagic bird seen during our trip. They especially liked to dive in after the flying fish that our ship rousted up into the air. These large birds rarely come to land expect to nest, so it was a real treat getting to see them! What a life... getting to soar around and fish endlessly in warm ocean waters! 6/6/18.
Magnificent Frigatebird in Puerto Rico
Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra) approximately 100 miles off the western coast of Saint Martin in the Caribbean on 6/6/18. This large species spends most of its life flying across tropical oceans with warm waters, usually only coming to shore in order to nest. This guy and some Brown Boobies (you can see one in the background of this photo), were using the cruise ship we were on to hunt the flying fish that the ship was rousting.
Hispaniolan Woodpecker (Melanerpes striatus) in Haiti on 6/8/18. This striking woodpecker is endemic to the island of Hispaniola (Haiti on west, Dominican Republic on east) and in my experience is very common there. Saw this species in the Dominican Republic last year, and Haiti of course this year. Acted (and somewhat resembles) our Red-bellied Woodpecker.
Back in Puerto Rico earlier this month, as we were leaving the port aboard the Oasis of the Seas, this dude was manning a serious machine gun! He was watching us like a hawk for about 20 minutes; guess he was keeping us safe...from what I'm not sure!! 6/7/18
