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St Lucia05/26/2008
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Raft of Hippos In St Lucia Estuary
Croc in Estuary
More Hippos
| David was leading a couple of Swedish girls on a St Lucia Safari and we asked for a ride which he kindly gave us. Again, lvg at 6:30 we got to Bib's International BPers about 8 and ckd in. Then signed up for a boat ride into the estuary - 2 hours viewing birds: gray heron, ibis, great white egret (Ardea alba) -second only to the Great Blue Heron in size -,sea gull, wht breasted cormorants, afr. fisheagle, Goliath Heron (Ardea goliath)- 3rd largest flying bird, Woolly-necked Stork (Ciconia episcopus), pied kingfisher, giant kingfisher - largest worldwide, Hadeda Ibis {Bostrychia hagedash}, caspian tern, & purple heron; plus crocs, hippos, water buck, buffalo, & vervet monkey. Back to Bib's & then a tour of the 3 blocks of town! |
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