Antillean Crested Hummingbird in the Ixora
On our last morning in Bequia, Bhavna spotted an Antillean Crested Hummingbird feeding among the red Ixora blooms at the Bequia Beach Hotel.
https://islandinthenet.com/antillean-crested-hummingbird-ixora/
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Antillean Crested Hummingbird in the Ixora
On our last morning in Bequia, Bhavna spotted an Antillean Crested Hummingbird feeding among the red Ixora blooms at the Bequia Beach Hotel.
https://islandinthenet.com/antillean-crested-hummingbird-ixora/
The Last Morning Under the Flamboyant Tree
Our last morning in Bequia unfolded like any other — doves in the grass, the mockingbird in the flamboyant, and Patches climbing the steps for her eggs.
https://islandinthenet.com/the-last-morning-under-the-flamboyant-tree/
Lunch and a Mojito at Sunset
A hidden lunch spot found through a local tip, and an evening of mojitos, music, and easy conversation under the almond trees.
A Morning Walk Along Friendship Bay
A quiet morning walk along Friendship Road in Bequia with empty beaches, wildflowers, hidden cottages, and two surprise bird sightings—including a lifer Mangrove Cuckoo.
https://islandinthenet.com/a-morning-walk-along-friendship-bay/
I went looking for birds and came back with starfruit, mangoes, golden apples, and the usual question—“Wait… you’re related to them too?”
#Bequia #FriendshipBay #TropicalFruits #BequiaPlum #goldenapple #Starfruit #Mangoes #LesserAntilles #Grenadines #WindwardIslands #MorningWalk
https://islandinthenet.com/starfruit-mangoes-goldenapples-everyones-your-cousin/
Starfruit, Mangoes, Goldenapples and Everyone’s Your Cousin?
I went looking for birds and came back with starfruit, mangoes, golden apples, and the usual question—“Wait… you’re related to them too?”
https://islandinthenet.com/starfruit-mangoes-goldenapples-everyones-your-cousin/
A field behind a beach cottage. A cowbird I’d never seen before.
#Birds #ShinyCowbird #MolothrusBonariensis #FriendshipBay #Bequia #BackYardBirding #BirdingLifer #SaintVincent #SaintVincentAndTheGrenadines #BirdsOfTheCaribbean #LesserAntilles
Female Shiny Cowbird
A field behind a beach cottage. A cowbird I’d never seen before.We walked to the Sand Bar by way of coconut trees, long-lost cousins, and a round of Drunken Mermaids.
#Bequia #CoconutWater #DrunkenMermaid #FriendshipBay #SaintVincentAndTheGrenadines #CaribbeanCocktails #TropicalDrinks #BeachWalk #FamilyConnection
https://islandinthenet.com/coconut-water-and-drunken-mermaids/
Coconut Water and Drunken Mermaids
We walked to the Sand Bar by way of coconut trees, long-lost cousins, and a round of Drunken Mermaids.
https://islandinthenet.com/coconut-water-and-drunken-mermaids/
A vivid flash of turquoise stopped us mid-step on the way to Monkey Hill—an Grenadine Ameiva lizard, basking in the Bequia sun.
#Bequia #FriendshipBay #SaintVincentAndTheGrenadines #CaribbeanWildlife #Ameiva #IslandNature #LesserAntilles #WindwardIslands #TropicalReptiles
Grenadine Ameiva – A Flash of Blue on the Way to Monkey Hill
A vivid flash of turquoise stopped us mid-step on the way to Monkey Hill—an Grenadine Ameiva lizard, basking in the Bequia sun.Pale-vented Pigeon on the Wire
I didn’t even remember taking the photo—until I a look at the Lightroom catalogue showed me a Pale-vented Pigeon I’d missed entirely that morning.
Sunday at Sugarapple
A quiet Sunday with doves in the grass to rain on the bay—flamboyant trees, bitter melon, and barefoot walks threading the day together.