| 05/18/08, 06/01/20 |
| St. Croix, 2008 & 2009 - Flora and Fauna, Page 18 |
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| Ma and I were watching this iguana eating leaves from a vine. All of a sudden it fell to the ground. It remained still for a few seconds as if stunned then slowly made its way back into the tree. |
| This Blue Pigeon landed on the branch, used its beak to cut off a twig, then flew away. Apparently it was making a nest. |
| Yellow Cedar |
| Orchid |
| Inner core of a Sago Palm |
| White and pink Bougainvilleas |
| Pink Frangipani |
| Hibiscus |
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This is an experiment. It is something new I am trying. Basically, it's a slide show of the photos that appear above plus a few others added. It was created in Windows Movie Maker. You may need Windows Media Player to view it. Click here to view the slide show. Enjoy!! June 1, 2020 - I tested this video. It works. If prompted, click on open. Be patient, it may take a while to open. If you have any problems, please let me know via cruzancrucian@yahoo.com. |
The following photos were taken during my November to December 2008 trip. |
| The colorful flower stalk of an Aloe plant |
| Possibly Pride of Barbados or Dwarf Poinciana. Also comes in red. |
| Gandules (Pigeon Peas) |
| Christmas Palm or Manila Palm at exit of post office. |
| An American Kestrel or Sparrowhawk. On St. Croix it's called Killy-Killy. |
| Killy-Killy perched on a branch of a Flamboyant tree. Also see St. Croix 15-B |
| A sandpiper |
| A large iguana in a tamarind tree. It kept lifting up it's head and shaking it from side to side. Warning? Mating? |
| A hummingbird (doctor bird) enjoying the nectar from a flower on the pigeon peas tree. This bird is very iridescent; various shades of green. |
| A hummingbird (doctor bird) resting. It looks bigger than it really is! Zoom used. This bird is mostly black. |
| Lizard on a leaf, staking out a butterfly that kept flying close by. Butterfly was not caught! The plant is possibly Eranthemum or Yellow-vein bush. |
April to May 2009 |
| Gray Kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis). On St. Croix it's called chincheree. Puerto Ricans call it pitirre. |
| On St. Croix, we call this a Thrush. Official name could be Pearly-eyed Thrasher (Margarops fuscatus). Bird is very aggressive and eats about everything, from fruits to other bird's eggs and young! |
| Hummingbird. Can you see the iridescent green on it's body? At right bird is grooming itself. |
| Egrets' nests. At right, young chicks. Tree on the corner of Strand and Queen Cross Streets. |
| Iguana in a tree, iguana on a fence. Notice the different colors! As iguanas age they loose the bright baby green color. |
| Type of snail. We call it Lapa in Spanish |
| Sea urchins, black variety. |
| Bougainvillea |
| Petrea volubilis - Purple wreath |
| Hibiscus schizopetalus - fringed or coral hibiscus |
| Coleus |
The beautiful sky of St. Croix plus the moon! Enjoy!! |
On this day, the sky was incredibly blue. It was beautiful! The clouds looked whiter against the very blue sky! |
This and the following photo were taken during the day. The moon was very bright. The beautiful white clouds covered the moon from time to time. I took these photos using the zoom and placed the camera on a tripod. |