#caroni swamp

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Scarlet ibises at Caroni Swamp, by A. de Silva.

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trinidad & tobago february 1975

scarlet ibis, caroni swamp

Photograph by Nick DeWolf https://www.flickr.com/photos/dboo/51368338743

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Trinidad’s Caroni Swamp is ever-evolving - Global Voices

Trinidad’s Caroni Swamp is ever-evolving  Global Voices http://dlvr.it/TDZ29B

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The Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber) is native to South America, mostly along the Caribbean coast, but south along the Atlantic coast, with, the last I heard, an isolated critically endangered population in south-eastern Brazil’s Baixada Santista district, nesting in coastal mangroves. It is also found on various islands of the southern West Indies, and strays still further north. While it may sometimes been seen as far north as the continental U.S., and was, indeed, painted by Audubon, who found them in Louisiana in 1821. He said they were rare, leading many birders and ornithologists to conclude that he encountered “vagrant” or “accidental” birds. My own view, for what it’s worth, is a little different. I think that birds such as the Scarlet Ibis were more heavily persecuted, in their case for their brilliant feathers in an era when there was a huge demand for colourful feathers for the millinery and fashion industries, and that they may very well have nested, the Gulf States and other regions where they are now absent.

The odd one is still seen, for sure, but they are, because of their beautiful plumage, so often kept in zoos and other collections that it’s really impossible to determine if birds observed where they don’t normally occur are truly wild birds from other climes, or escapees.

In few places, now, is it especially numerous, with most occurring in mangroves and mudflats and the flooded plains and thinly inhabited llanos of Venezuela and Colombia. Tourists visit the famous colonies of the Caroni Swamp, in Trinidad, where the birds flock each evening. It is a spectacular sight as the lowering sun, filtered through tropical air makes their brilliant red feathers seem to glow. The Scarlet Ibis, and an entirely different bird, the Rufous-vented Chachalaca (Otalis ruficauda), share the honour of being the national bird(s) of Trinidad and Tobago.

The Scarlet Ibis is extremely similar to the White Ibis (Eudocimus albus), in size, shape, habits and pattern, but not colour. Where the adult Scarlet Ibis is brilliant red, the adult White Ibis is snowy white. Both have black wing tips, and in immature plumage they are similar in appearance. They are known to hybridize, rarely in the wild but more commonly in captivity, and some scientists would prefer to consider them distinct subspecies of the same species, which would create the absurdly confusing result that the Scarlet Ibis lose its appropriate name and being called the “White Ibis”, unless, of course, the people in charge of such things came up with an appropriate alternative name applicable to both forms.

This painting is approximately life-size, and was done in acrylics on compressed hardboard. If I were to give the painting a name it might be “Scarlet on Red” since I have shown a trio of birds characteristically perched on the branches of a Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle). This was a very difficult painting for a technical reason: It is hard to use red paint. The pigment tends to not be too stable during application and the paint is translucent, so requires a lot of underpainting, and then about three applications to approach that richly brilliant scarlet colour that seems so unusual for such a large bird, although several large wading bird species do have areas of red, pink and bright pink. The painting is 30 X 25 inches in size

By Barry Kent Mackay

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Challenge 143: Lucky Charms: Scarlet Ibis

When I was growing up, I’d always keep my eyes peeled when we got to a certain section of the highway that was right up against the Caroni swamp. Sometimes you could see scarlet ibises among the mangrove trees as the car passed by, a really magical sight with the bright red color vibrating in contrast with the surrounding greenery. To me they were a good omen, and especially if I had a test that day, I hoped they were a lucky charm!

-Sayada

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Sunset in Caroni #Sunset #caronibirdsanctuary #TrinidadandTobago # outdoors #swamp #nature #film #documentary #Caroni #Trinidad #caribbean (at Caroni Bird Sanctuary) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnUjEhoHaL_/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=11gvs9c9kpcrw

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Mangrove

The mangrove at the Caroni Bird Sanctuary is home to many fauna of Trinidad, including the Scarlet Ibis, one of our National Birds.

  Armature Photography. See artist for use of image.

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VOICE!! You met Voice!!! I cannot even imagine. Glad that you gave him a good rating 🤩 you’re so lucky!!!

I think everyone, or at least a majority of people would lose their minds if he came by. Kes came to your school! 🤨 Ah!!! How I wish that could have been my life. I could see him 80 time in my lifetime but I am certain that that still would not be enough. 😂

Yes, I am a Taurus. Also, yes, you did miss my birthday, BUT it’s okay!! It was on the 1st of May.

So you just type Cat into the emoji box and my tree pops up??? 😂 I really like that tag by the way. Since green is my favorite color and I love nature. 💕

Me and my coworker were lowkey freaking out tbh cause she loves him too. I love how polite he is, he seems like a sweet heart❤

We have programs where soca artists used to come and perform at selected schools (oh the good old days) and Kes came to ours but I would never get tired of seeing him again.

But like Trinidad is weird cause you could see a Soca artist in the most random of places, it's kinda fun. I remember heading home with my brother and driving past Kerwin DuBois (My bro was like "Oh he's by our uncle's mechanic, he's there a lot. He's pretty cool, want me to introduce you?" To which I replied with "No I'm not ready"). I kinda love how random it is, it's fun.

Awwwww now I'm sad😞 but I'll be sure not to miss it next year okay, pinky promise🥺❤

And no what happened was I was lookingfor the tree on my emoji board and my brain was like "just search for it", so I opened the search bar and was supposed to type "tree" but my brain associates the tree with you soo much that I just typed your name into the search bar😅 lol big whoops *face palm*

Green is one of my least favourite colours😂😂 Olive green is nice tho. I don't really like yellow or orange either, so basically anything that makes me stand out in a crowd is a hard no from me lol.

But I do love nature, I like rock formations and river and waterfalls. If in the future you ever get to come back to Trinidad you should go to the Caroni Swamp cause it's absolutely magnificent at sun down, flocks of Scarlet Ibis birds race all over the sky It's magical

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Trinidad February 1975

Scarlet ibis and egret Caroni Swamp

Photograph by Nick DeWolf https://www.flickr.com/photos/dboo/51368338743

#photography #film #35mm #color #trinidad #trinidadandtobago #swamp #caroniswamp #birds #ibis #scarletibis #egret #cattleegret #flock #inflight #1970s

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Peaceful Caroni. Trinidad and Tobago.

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Arthur B. Singer Caroni Swamp at Sundown 1981 Oil on canvas The Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum (Tweet Field Corn)

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Photo dump: Field trip at the Caroni Swamp for WATEFCon2022 (at Caroni Swamp Bird Santctuary, Trinidad) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmslMLuLvMZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Immersing in the Vibrancy of Indian Culture and Caroni Swamp

immerse yourself in the beauty of the indian culture and Caroni Swamp of Trinidad and Tobago

A Viator Tours Adventure!! In the heart of Trinidad and Tobago lies an extraordinary blend of cultural richness and natural wonders waiting to be explored. My recent journey with Viator Tours through the captivating Indian culture and the mystical Caroni Swamp was nothing short of a transformative experience. In this blog post, I will delve into the immersive encounters, breathtaking landscapes,…