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Week 37
Wildlife Wonder- Fireflies A few times at night, I have looked out of the window and have seen a show of little white lights darting...

Hummingbird Retreat
Nov 8, 20235 min read


Week 36
Wildlife wonder- Smooth-billed Ani I have seen these large birds with shiny black feathers around the garden for a while but it is only...

Hummingbird Retreat
Nov 1, 20236 min read


Week 35
Wildlife Wonder – Black Witch Moth We keep the balcony lights on at night to keep the bats away but it attracts some amazing moths. This...

Hummingbird Retreat
Oct 25, 20234 min read


Week 34
Wildlife wonder- Praying Mantis I took this photo as this little fellow walked along the top of my balcony. A praying mantis look very...

Hummingbird Retreat
Oct 18, 20235 min read


Week 33
Wildlife wonder- Brown Chromis We went swimming last week and noticed a few little friendly nibbles from some fish swimming near us....

Hummingbird Retreat
Oct 11, 20234 min read


Week 32
Wildlife Wonder – Laughing gull There have been a few times when I have opened my back door and these birds are circling around the trees...

Hummingbird Retreat
Oct 4, 20234 min read


Week 31
Wildlife wonder- Black and yellow garden spider I know that many people don’t like spiders and so the photo above is more of a focus on...

Hummingbird Retreat
Sep 27, 20235 min read


Week 30
Wildlife wonder – Sea grapes When I walked past Bathway Beach last week, I met this family collecting sea grapes. The long, green bunches...

Hummingbird Retreat
Sep 20, 20235 min read


Week 29
Wildlife wonder – Calabash tree At the end of my road, where my neighbour’s garden meets the bush, is this calabash tree. The tree is...

Hummingbird Retreat
Sep 13, 20235 min read


Week 28
Wildlife wonder- Mona monkey One of Grenada’s most interesting wildlife wonders is the Mona Monkey which can be found in the wild in the...

Hummingbird Retreat
Sep 6, 20235 min read


Week 27
Wildlife wonder – Caribbean White Sea urchins When we last visited St Georges we went down to the Carenage (harbour) to see the tropical...

Hummingbird Retreat
Aug 30, 20234 min read


Week 26
Wildlife Wonder- Brown Pelicans We have visited a number of beaches recently and one of my favourites is Duquesne Bay which I have...

Hummingbird Retreat
Aug 23, 20234 min read


Week 25
Wildlife wonder- Rose Coral As we swim around these coastlines we see the various corals under the surface and corals are home to many of...

Hummingbird Retreat
Aug 16, 20233 min read


Week 24
Wildlife wonder- common ground dove These birds are well named as I often see them around and when I do see them, they are walking along...

Hummingbird Retreat
Aug 9, 20233 min read


Week 23
Wildlife wonder- Bats Bats are a wildlife wonder as well as being quite a pest in Grenada because they like to live in people’s garages,...

Hummingbird Retreat
Aug 2, 20235 min read


Week 22
Wildlife wonder- Whistling frog At night there is a loud chorus of what I thought were crickets, but I have recently found out that it is...

Hummingbird Retreat
Jul 26, 20234 min read


Week 21
Wildlife wonder- Cattle Egret I love the fact that these birds are actually named after their close relationship with cows! Whenever you...

Hummingbird Retreat
Jul 19, 20235 min read


Week 20
Wildlife wonder – Volcanic rock I debated whether I could include a rock as a ‘wildlife wonder’ but it feels like it is ‘wild’ and has...

Hummingbird Retreat
Jul 12, 20236 min read


Week 19
Wildlife wonder- Barbour's tropical racer A few weeks ago, I saw one of these snakes in a neighbour’s garden and it quickly slithered...

Hummingbird Retreat
Jul 5, 20235 min read


Week 18
Wildlife wonder – Flamboyant Trees These beautiful trees are also known as flame trees and are currently in blossom. We have three of...

Hummingbird Retreat
Jun 28, 20235 min read
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