{"id":5771,"date":"2016-12-04T16:25:49","date_gmt":"2016-12-04T16:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?p=5771"},"modified":"2016-12-27T03:57:44","modified_gmt":"2016-12-27T03:57:44","slug":"caribbean-birds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?p=5771","title":{"rendered":"CARIBBEAN BIRDS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A recent trip to the Caribbean allowed me the chance to put my new travel sized three hundred mm f4\u00a0lens to the test. Although not as versatile and fast as the f2.8, with patience some decent shots can be obtained. Not a birding trip per se, however I was able to capture some of the island mainstays.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Frigate-Bird-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5772\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Frigate-Bird-1.jpg\" alt=\"frigate-bird-1\" width=\"3488\" height=\"2768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Frigate-Bird-1.jpg 3488w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Frigate-Bird-1-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Frigate-Bird-1-1024x813.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3488px) 100vw, 3488px\" \/><\/a><strong>FRIGATE BIRD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/male-frigate-bird-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5814\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/male-frigate-bird-1.jpg\" alt=\"male-frigate-bird-1\" width=\"2623\" height=\"2087\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/male-frigate-bird-1.jpg 2623w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/male-frigate-bird-1-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/male-frigate-bird-1-1024x815.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2623px) 100vw, 2623px\" \/><\/a><strong>MALE FRIGATE BIRD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/NORTHERN-GANNET-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5782\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/NORTHERN-GANNET-1.jpg\" alt=\"northern-gannet-1\" width=\"4037\" height=\"3551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/NORTHERN-GANNET-1.jpg 4037w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/NORTHERN-GANNET-1-300x264.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/NORTHERN-GANNET-1-1024x901.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4037px) 100vw, 4037px\" \/><strong>M<\/strong><\/a><strong>ASKED BOOBIE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/TOBACCO-DOVE-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5783\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/TOBACCO-DOVE-1.jpg\" alt=\"tobacco-dove-1\" width=\"4651\" height=\"3831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/TOBACCO-DOVE-1.jpg 4651w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/TOBACCO-DOVE-1-300x247.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/TOBACCO-DOVE-1-1024x843.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4651px) 100vw, 4651px\" \/><\/a><strong>COMMON GROUND DOVE\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Or Tobacco Dove as it is known here in the Bahamas.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/BANAQUIT-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5784\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/BANAQUIT-1.jpg\" alt=\"banaquit-1\" width=\"3957\" height=\"3644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/BANAQUIT-1.jpg 3957w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/BANAQUIT-1-300x276.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/BANAQUIT-1-1024x943.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3957px) 100vw, 3957px\" \/><\/a><strong>BANANAQUIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/YELLOW-THROATED-WARBLER-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5785\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/YELLOW-THROATED-WARBLER-1.jpg\" alt=\"yellow-throated-warbler-1\" width=\"2369\" height=\"2403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/YELLOW-THROATED-WARBLER-1.jpg 2369w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/YELLOW-THROATED-WARBLER-1-296x300.jpg 296w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/YELLOW-THROATED-WARBLER-1-1010x1024.jpg 1010w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2369px) 100vw, 2369px\" \/><\/a><strong>YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An unexpected treat I spotted from a beach bar on Turks and Caicos.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/ruddy-turnstone-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5786\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/ruddy-turnstone-1.jpg\" alt=\"ruddy-turnstone-1\" width=\"3450\" height=\"2803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/ruddy-turnstone-1.jpg 3450w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/ruddy-turnstone-1-300x244.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/ruddy-turnstone-1-1024x832.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3450px) 100vw, 3450px\" \/><\/a><strong>RUDDY TURNSTONE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/BLACK-BELLIED-PLOVER-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5787\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/BLACK-BELLIED-PLOVER-1.jpg\" alt=\"black-bellied-plover-1\" width=\"6039\" height=\"4525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/BLACK-BELLIED-PLOVER-1.jpg 6039w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/BLACK-BELLIED-PLOVER-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/BLACK-BELLIED-PLOVER-1-1024x767.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 6039px) 100vw, 6039px\" \/><\/a><strong>BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/MOCKINGBIRD-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5788\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/MOCKINGBIRD-1.jpg\" alt=\"mockingbird-1\" width=\"3291\" height=\"2858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/MOCKINGBIRD-1.jpg 3291w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/MOCKINGBIRD-1-300x261.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/MOCKINGBIRD-1-1024x889.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3291px) 100vw, 3291px\" \/><\/a><strong>GREY KINGBIRD<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent trip to the Caribbean allowed me the chance to put my new travel sized three hundred mm f4\u00a0lens to the test. 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