Asa Wright Nature Center Part 1
In the morning and after breakfast we were met by a bus and our guide for the day Kenny. We drove up into the hills of Trinidad along a narrow windy road and made a couple of short stops along the way.
There were hillsides of cultivated christophene (Sechium edule).
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At the edge of a field was a Great Black Hawk and along the roadside a cocoa tree.
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Then we arrived at the Asa Wright Nature Centre, a renowned bird sanctuary.
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From the veranda one can watch and photograph the many birds at the feeders.
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Female purple honeycreepers (streaked breasts), bananaquit, and male green honeycreeper (blue-green head)  |
White-lined tanager (red-brown), male purple honeycreepers
(purple), a female purple honeycreeper, and a female green honeycreeper (grass green)  |
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Honeycreepers at the hummingbird feeder |
Then we had a guided walk through the Nature Centre property and its lush vegetation.
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We were all very intrigued by the flower and seed stalk of the Torch Ginger.
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Off to the side we watched a pair of male golden-headed
manakins.
The base of the manac palm is quite interesting.
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Our walk continued after a brief
rain shower
Other kinds of ants and interesting plants and trees were everywhere.
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Common bamboo is very invasive.
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Continue to Asa Wright Nature Centre Part 2
Last updated: January 20, 2011
