Isla Isabel

[Shyanni]

Great shots, Armando! I love the ones that show parent with chick.
I think many birds live a lot longer than we realize. I read that a chickadee in captivity lived for 26 years. Birds seem so small and fragile, we tend to figure they only lasting a few years. And a lot of them probably do die early, preyed upon or succumbing to the hardships of living wild, or the dangers of living near humans. But the lucky ones may live a lot longer than we realize. They say parrots live for 50 years or more.

[armando_m]

Thanks Shyanni and Bryan for taking the time to comment, much appreciated

more shots ...

6. small white bird, hope some can help ID
seem faster and more agile than the larger frigates or boobie birds, they are in much smaller numbers, this one I was able to capture from the boat it as we got closer to a reef , one lucky shot, and heavily cropped, they nest on the vertical walls of the reefs


7. BIF


8. BIF


9. Frigates, the one landing most be feeding a little one


10. crashing surf


still more to come ...