Birding in the biosphere
At the north of Germany, the Wadden Sea National Park was recognised as an Unesco biosphere reserve back in 1990.
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At the north of Germany, the Wadden Sea National Park was recognised as an Unesco biosphere reserve back in 1990.
On an island as small as Tobago, inland bodies of water are not exactly common. It seems like somewhat of a reversal for a land mass wholly surrounded by water to then encase other bodies of water. Whether there is a connection to the surrounding ocean or not, inland waterways support unique and essential ecosystems.
Falcons, parrots, parakeets are all near neighbours according to Faraaz Abdool who considers the fates of native parrots on some islands of the Lesser Antilles. All photos courtesy Faraaz Abdool For those of us familiar with the budgerigar – colloquially known as “budgie” – they are built for flight much like falcons are. Long,
Joanne Husain visits the Pointe-a-Pierre Wildfowl Trust, and encourages schools and families to enter this classroom in nature on the edge of Trinidad and Tobago’s 100-year-old refinery. Ducks steadfastly preening at the water’s edge are momentarily interrupted by an aureate feathery flash. Three blue-and-yellow macaws bank, announcing their arrival with cacophonous cries before settling in
Not just turtles spend their lives in the open sea returning to land only to nest. Some birds too live on the wing over water. Faraaz Abdool describes the life of the red-billed tropicbird which nests on Little Tobago. It begins with the cracking of an egg, precariously placed in nothing more than a loosely