Friday, February 23, 2024

21 February 2024 George Town: Birds, Trees and Unexpected Animals





Another early start to walking. The tide was out so some birds were close to shore down at the new park.  Egrets, herons and pigeons were bouncing around.  Three miles went fast.  A soccer field was my destination and it was close to the edge of town.  Not too many birds to see there so I headed back.  Got a bit turned around and had to go by a busy market to make it home.  We went about our day and then headed back to the park in the evening


This appears to be all three types of Egrets.  The Little, the Medium and the Great


Two Medium Egrets


No time for coffee


Getting close to the edge of town


Many mynas


One huge tree in the soccer field


A huge series of plants all connected with the same water system


Myna myna


Oriental Magpie Robin


This is a huge squirrel, the Malaysian Giant Squirrel to be exact


Very large


It is more like the size of an otter 24 inches long and weighing over 3 pounds


Fancy folks


This Bahama bull is easier than a lawnmower


Mangos anyone?


The market was quite busy


What is this?


A double decker motorcycle delivery truck


Very cool


Heading back along this row of old colonial houses


Later on the evening walk things were heating up


Its getting hot


Hotter still


Smooch City!




It has been 1 year and 261 day since we began our Migration