Antillean Crested Hummingbird in the Ixora

On our last morning in Bequia, Bhavna spotted an Antillean Crested Hummingbird feeding among the red Ixora blooms at the Bequia Beach Hotel.

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The Last Morning Under the Flamboyant Tree

Our last morning in Bequia unfolded like any other — doves in the grass, the mockingbird in the flamboyant, and Patches climbing the steps for her eggs.

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Lunch and a Mojito at Sunset

A hidden lunch spot found through a local tip, and an evening of mojitos, music, and easy conversation under the almond trees.

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A Morning Walk Along Friendship Bay

A quiet morning walk along Friendship Road in Bequia with empty beaches, wildflowers, hidden cottages, and two surprise bird sightings—including a lifer Mangrove Cuckoo.

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Starfruit, Mangoes, Goldenapples and Everyone’s Your Cousin?

I went looking for birds and came back with starfruit, mangoes, golden apples, and the usual question—“Wait… you’re related to them too?”

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I went looking for birds and came back with starfruit, mangoes, golden apples, and the usual question—“Wait… you’re related to them too?”

#Bequia #FriendshipBay #TropicalFruits #BequiaPlum #goldenapple #Starfruit #Mangoes #LesserAntilles #Grenadines #WindwardIslands #MorningWalk

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Female Shiny Cowbird

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A field behind a beach cottage. A cowbird I’d never seen before.

#Birds #ShinyCowbird #MolothrusBonariensis #FriendshipBay #Bequia #BackYardBirding #BirdingLifer #SaintVincent #SaintVincentAndTheGrenadines #BirdsOfTheCaribbean #LesserAntilles

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Coconut Water and Drunken Mermaids

We walked to the Sand Bar by way of coconut trees, long-lost cousins, and a round of Drunken Mermaids.

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We walked to the Sand Bar by way of coconut trees, long-lost cousins, and a round of Drunken Mermaids.

#Bequia #CoconutWater #DrunkenMermaid #FriendshipBay #SaintVincentAndTheGrenadines #CaribbeanCocktails #TropicalDrinks #BeachWalk #FamilyConnection

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