Caribbean-Parakeet

Good evening all,  it’s strange writing two of these in the same day, now I know why I try so hard to do them at night.  Today at work I walked out to take pictures of a dolphin swim when I noticed a baby blue tang (fish) laying up on the concrete along the waters edge.  Wait this has a happy ending!  I said to myself “oh poor little thing, how did you get up here” thinking it was dead!  I gently poked it with the tip of the umbrella I was carrying and he moved!!  I quickly dropped the umbrella, gently picked him up and tossed him back in the water.  As I watched he first just kind of floated sideways but minutes later after swimming in circles he started to swim normally and after five minutes of wondering what just happened he took off, is that amazing or what?  I saw him 30 minutes later in the same spot swimming in and out of a little cave.  He would have had to jump almost 2 feet out of the water to get up there and no I do not think this was a suicide attempt!  But weird huh?

Here’s a bird that drives me crazy!  These beautiful Caribbean or Brown-throated Parakeets are scared of everything making it very difficult to get close to them.  I took this picture out of my car window yesterday, if I would have gotten out he would have been gone!  These birds are usually always in pairs or in groups and can easily be found, just listen for the loud squawking and follow the noise!

Aimee went with Eveline tonight to her three hour dog training class somewhere on the island.  I am guessing it’s a long ways away because every time she goes we have to put gas in the car the next day.

It’s time to get the o’l grill fired up for a chicken wing fiesta, I’ll talk to you all tomorrow, Barry

03-11-2009