Tropic Bird
On Great Bird Island we took the rocky route to the top and had a breathtaking view of more wild and powerful ocean below and with it being a nesting ground for tropic birds, we got lucky. They make the nests in the volcanic rocks without needing to collect grass etc as usual, and they seem to fly from the cliff and come back frequently, hanging mid air on the cliff edge for a while, all as if they are coming in to show off the pretty bodies to you before flying out again. It was a beautiful sight and made for some great shots. I was kicking myself that i didnt have my pro camera, but the digital seemed to work just fine.
The Siboney were the first to inhabit the islands of Antigua and Barbuda in 2400 B.C., but Arawak and Carib Indians populated the islands when Columbus landed on his second voyage in 1493. Early settlements by the Spanish and French were succeeded by... ... read more 
