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We have now spent a couple of days in Speyside, on the Atlantic coast of Tobago. Off Speyside is an island called Little Tobago which features in the David Attenborough series 'The trials of Life'. Red-billed tropic birds nest here, but they are subject to the attentions of a larger bird, the Magnificent frigate-bird, called here the 'Man of war' bird, which obtains its food by pulling the long tails of the tropic bird when it is flying back from fishing. The tropic bird then regurgitates the fish it has swallowed (intended for its chick) and the attacking bird then catches and eats the regurgitated food. We saw this happening, as well as seeing the very graceful tropic birds fly to their nests (unmolested).
After the trip to the island by boat we did some snorkelling on the nearby Angel coral reef from the boat and I took some pictures (underwater).
We went for nice walk on a trail near here this morning and saw some birds, but the best thing was the spectacular views of the rocky surf-fringed coast and islands.
Tomorrow we leave for Charlotteville which is on the Caribbean coast and has a sheltered bay where you can swim. The bay here does not seem to be safe for swimming - there is a beach facility with changing rooms etc and notices saying 'swimming prohibited'. Also the actual beach is very narrow.
Thursday, 17 March 2011
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