Birds and a bonus from Dominica!
p.1 #1Birds and a bonus from Dominica!
Friends,
I just returned from a five day family trip to the Caribbean island nation of Dominica (not to be confused with the Dominican Republic). My wife and I took a half-day birding tour, which revealed some beautiful birds. Interestingly, although there was some overlap with birds from mainland Latin America, there were a number of local variants, which made the birdwatching unique.
As a bonus, Dominica is the sperm whale capital of, if not the world, at least the Caribbean. The water reaches depths of 4,000 feet or more less than one mile from shore, which makes it very easy to view the whales. For their part, the whales were quite cooperative, coming to the surface and being as photographable as a large, gray creature mostly submerged gets.
Here are a few of my favorites. cc welcome.
Steve
Scaley-breasted thrasher
Green-throated hummingbird
Blue-headed hummingbird
Blue-headed hummingbird
Brown trembler
Lesser Antillean Euphonia
Whale Tail
I just returned from a five day family trip to the Caribbean island nation of Dominica (not to be confused with the Dominican Republic). My wife and I took a half-day birding tour, which revealed some beautiful birds. Interestingly, although there was some overlap with birds from mainland Latin America, there were a number of local variants, which made the birdwatching unique.
As a bonus, Dominica is the sperm whale capital of, if not the world, at least the Caribbean. The water reaches depths of 4,000 feet or more less than one mile from shore, which makes it very easy to view the whales. For their part, the whales were quite cooperative, coming to the surface and being as photographable as a large, gray creature mostly submerged gets.
Here are a few of my favorites. cc welcome.
Steve
© Blueridger 2025
Scaley-breasted thrasher
ILCE-1M2 FE 400-800mm F6.3-8 G OSS lens 572mm f/7.1 1/2500s 12800 ISO 0.0 EV
© Blueridger 2025
Green-throated hummingbird
ILCE-9M3 FE 400-800mm F6.3-8 G OSS lens 800mm f/8.0 1/3200s 1250 ISO 0.0 EV
© Blueridger 2025
Blue-headed hummingbird
ILCE-9M3 FE 400-800mm F6.3-8 G OSS lens 800mm f/8.0 1/2000s 800 ISO -1.0 EV
© Blueridger 2025
Blue-headed hummingbird
ILCE-1M2 FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II + 2X Teleconverter lens 400mm f/5.6 1/2500s 1000 ISO 0.0 EV
© Blueridger 2025
Brown trembler
ILCE-1M2 FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II + 2X Teleconverter lens 400mm f/5.6 1/2500s 12800 ISO 0.0 EV
© Blueridger 2025
Lesser Antillean Euphonia
ILCE-1M2 FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II + 2X Teleconverter lens 400mm f/5.6 1/2500s 12800 ISO 0.0 EV
© Blueridger 2025
Whale Tail
ILCE-9M3 FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II lens 200mm f/6.3 1/3200s 320 ISO 0.0 EV
Dec 30, 2025 at 04:44 PM
p.1 #3Birds and a bonus from Dominica!
Thanks, Morris. Your shots on “best of 2025” are great.
Steve
Steve
Dec 31, 2025 at 01:36 PM
p.1 #4Birds and a bonus from Dominica!
From the looks of these, you had a great getaway. Number 3 & 4 plus the whale tale are my favorites.
John
John
Dec 31, 2025 at 06:33 PM
p.1 #6Birds and a bonus from Dominica!
Steve, thanks for sharing these images, I love the whale. Bruce
Jan 01, 2026 at 10:18 AM
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p.1 #7Birds and a bonus from Dominica!
Thanks Bruce. I had wanted to get a whale tail shot for years.
Steve
Steve
Jan 01, 2026 at 11:21 AM
p.1 #11Birds and a bonus from Dominica!
Thanks, Westy. It's a classic!
Steve
Steve
Jan 10, 2026 at 10:18 PM