Friday, July 10, 2009

Turneffe Atoll Wildlife

Ok, I couldn't resist making a post of some of the crazy wildlife they've got on the cayes in Belize. This was one of the coolest parts of my trip. I'm also gonna play with picture formatting (time to branch out a little). There were so many cool species of birds!
Above is a "blackbird" (possibly a Corvid), and the two below are frigates, also known as "man-o-war birds" - they have an enormous wingspan, over 7 feet.











Speaking of man-o-wars, on one beach we saw many babies washed up on the sand. This one was almost trouble.
Here is a Brown pelican sitting on a dock (center), and the other two are cormorants (sea-ducks): one perched in the mangroves and one airing its wings on a rock.





This is a black iguana, sometimes called "wishula" by locals.









And these "Blue Crabs" were everywhere.












The last land dweller I'll show is one of the most beautiful moths I've ever seen.





The following pictures are all water life. We have a squid and a chiton (I thought was a fossil!)












Lastly, many beautiful fishes were witnessed by my snorkel buddy (but my glasses were off :) )

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