Birds fly anyway ...

The trade winds are strong. Subjects are always moving. Using a tripod often doesn't help much.




To catch a bird midway is quite a challenge.
Yellow Oriole.






Sharing

Curaçao birds are not known for sharing.
Most of the time they chase each other away, even if there is more than enough food for all.
But during the drought, having a drink is too important to fight over.

Bananaquit and flycatcher

Flycatcher and female rufous-collared sparrow.




Yellow warbler - Setophaga petechia










Wolf spider - Lycosidae

Rufous-collared sparrow, female. (Zonotrichia capensis)



Zonotrichia capensis

Blackpoll warbler - Setophaga striata







Tropical flycatchers: calls

Flycatchers, calls. From http://www.xeno-canto.org

Northern scrub flycatcher. 

XC230135 · Northern Scrub Flycatcher · Sublegatus arenarum glaber.

http://www.xeno-canto.org/230135


Elaenia martinica

XC173635 · Caribbean Elaenia · Elaenia martinica

http://www.xeno-canto.org/173635


White-crested Elaenia

XC225270 · White-crested Elaenia · Elaenia albiceps

http://www.xeno-canto.org/225270


Grey Kingbird, Pimpiri

XC149765 · Grey Kingbird · Tyrannus dominicensis

http://www.xeno-canto.org/149765


Brown-crested flycatcher

XC211407 · Brown-crested Flycatcher · Myiarchus tyrannulus

http://www.xeno-canto.org/211407