I thought I'd start this offering with a photo of a lizard sp. a sighting which will be repeated on a regular basis throughout the duration of our stay on this fabulous island.Bev pushed herself a little too far, in yesterdays sunshine, so we had a day away from the poolside today. I took an early morning stroll up to the Pentati road where I had a frustratingly brief encounter with a flyover raptor which might well have been a small eagle sp? Not much else to report from the wandering, just a couple of Ravens, a lone Honey Buzzard and another Wood Warbler worthy of note.
The bird of the day was a surreal experience as I was walking back towards our accommodation a Kingfisher flew down the main road and over the local supermarket roof. Madness, although Bev & I heard it calling from the adjacent stream about an hour later when we headed out to grab a light lunch. It was as we were making our way to the Irene pool & bar area that I spotted a smart snake in the dried up bed of the stream. Bollocks! - no camera. Even more frustrating was the fact that it was seen again as we made our way back to the apartment some forty-five minutes later. I was back within ten minutes but, guess what? Got it in one - no sign of the slithering target but, thankfully, there was plenty more subjects happy to pose for the camera kit.
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| Southern Blue Skimmer is all I've been able to come up with. |
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| The first Praying Mantis of our holiday. I have absolutely no doubts that there will be more. |
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| A Damselfly sp. - "White-legged" possibly? |
So there you have it, day four is now consigned to the history books yet, happily, there's plenty more days still to come. I did spend time playing around with some butterflies but, am happy to keep these in reserve in case the weather takes a turn for the worse.
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