This afternoon was my last session with the Be the Change/Nature Foundation wildlife education and ranger program (Tadzio is still leading sessions for the underwater portion through the end of the month). Today we were doing wildlife photography, mostly macro (close-up) photography, but it’s hard to pass up the chance to take shots of nesting guinea fowl or geese doing, […]
The Daily Herald Bird Watch SXM column for this week explains a little bit more about the upcoming Migratory Bird Festival, why these birds are worth celebrating and the site where the festival will be held: http://www.thedailyherald.com/index.php/supplements/weekender/42702-migratory-birds-deserve-celebration.html Join the event and invite your friends and family here: https://www.facebook.com/events/518285941588370/
Yesterday afternoon we had another session for the Be the Change SXM/Nature Foundation SXM wildlife education and ranger training program. The order of business for the day was to conduct a census of Anolis lizards in an area where one introduced species has become established. The kids were great at spotting the lizards and identifying them by species. In two […]
We went up to Loterie Farm today as part of the Be the Change SXM/Nature Foundation SXM ranger training and wildlife education program. Here are some of the things we saw in the forest. Some of these photos are mine and some were taken by the kids. I was going through them this evening and I’m honestly not sure who […]
Get ready for the biggest birding event of the year! We will be hosting a special event in honor of the birds that fly thousands of miles to visit St. Martin each fall. Part of International Migratory Bird Day, there will be plenty of activities and guided tours of the mangrove discovery trail at Étang de la Barrière right next […]
When looking at Caribbean biology from a historical perspective, I came up with a way to oversimplify things based on how research was/is conducted. (I’m sure there are plenty of other great ways to oversimplify this.) Although it’s an imperfect framework for viewing things, I think it does help explain why we are so ignorant in certain areas and how […]
There are four species of Anolis lizard on St. Martin, two native and two introduced. At yesterday’s session of the wildlife education program, we taught local youth to identify them based on photos and tested them in the field. They need to know, because next week we’ll be doing a survey in the field to see how populations of our […]
Did anyone get a new camera lately? I am still looking for a few old digital cameras to use in a photography workshop with local youth as part of a wildlife education program with Nature Foundation and Be The Change SXM. Any old digital camera will do as long as it works. The session is on Sept. 19th, so if […]
Yesterday was the first session of a really great program put together by Nature Foundation SXM and Be The Change SXM to do wildlife and marine life training with a group of kids who don’t normally have opportunities like this. I’ll post more about the program during the month, but for now, I’d like to thank the donors who funded […]
If you are interested in birds, I recommend liking the page for the SCSCB, the Society for the Conservation and Study of Caribbean Birds. You’ll get bird conservation news and plenty of great photos and information about birds that live in our region. I learn something new there most days. For example, I just learned that this is a 2nd-year […]