Ah jus discover .... dat ah have ah Yellow Breast!
I've been monitoring ah lil situation .....
One day ...... about 2 weeks ago ..... as I pull de curtain ...... tuh open de door tuh meh porch ...... ah see dis bird fly off wit one speed!! ...... now da'is nuttin new eh ...... cuz birds always on my porch ...... I practically live wit dem ...... an' if dey eh on de porch ..... is because dey on meh kitchen counter ...... eatin meh damn fruits!!
What was weird ..... about that particular 'fly away' ...... was de spot where de bird fly away from ......
You see ...... I have this plant ..... it's a dead plant ....... it's been dead fuh umpteen years ...... and I just never got rid of it ....... cuz when it died ..... altho it turn brown and dry-up ...... it remained intact ...... not ah leaf had drop off ....... so really an' truly ..... wit its new zero-maintenance status .... and new colour ..... which actually matched de pot better ...... I jus leave it dey .....
Anyway ..... it was said plant ...... dat de bird fly out from ..... and upon investigation ...... I discovered that birdie ...... who muzbe was likin de lil camouflage vibes ..... decide tuh build house rite dey ...... eeeen de dead plant ..... so of course de leaves now ..... dey startin tuh drop off ..... but ...... da'is no scene really ...... de real scene ..... is de fact that I did not notice when this nest was being constructed ..... and I does go on my porch every day .... I never saw de nest! ..... an' I doh know how I coulda miss de 'under construction' session ...... cuz is not one ah dem open-up flatish nests yuh know ..... is dem big close up ones ..... dat does look like ah ball of wool ..... an' it have ah lil itsy bitsy hole ..... so yuh cyah see shit inside ..... so me eh know what it have in it ...... me eh know if it have eggs ..... or if it have lil tweety birds ...... ah doh know ..... but what ah do know ..... is dat either bird nests comin prefab now ..... or dem bird an' dem ..... gettin dem Chinee tuh build dey ting ...... cuz one day it really wasn't ..... and de next day it WAS ......
So from Iguana in meh ceilin ...... tuh ants all over de place ....... tuh now ah little birdie livin on meh porch! ..... an' hear nah ...... no matter how ah try tuh capture little tweety ...... all she only doin is flyin away ..... talk about camera shy ..... de only time ah was able tuh take out ah pic ...... was in de nite ..... while she was sleepin (hmmmm dis didn't sound too good nah!) ...... cuz all de fly ..... she was flyin away during de day time ..... come nite time ..... my gyul was real stayin put ..... altho she was kyna watchin meh in ah kyna way eh ..... like wha de hell?!
Look de dead plant ...... and if yuh look good ...... yuh will see de nest ......
.... and that is little Tweety Bird peepin out ..... probably wonderin why ah doh leave her alone .....
..... and there she is again (awwww too tweet) ..... givin me dat look again ......
Anyway ...... out of curiosity ...... ah went on de net ..... tuh try tuh find out ...... Tweety Bird's identity ...... and could you believe I actually found her ..... yes ...... ah find her rite in de Trini section of de worldwide web ...... on some website called "Birds of TT" ...... go check it out ..... was a very interesting read ...... especially de part below ..... which reminded me very much of us human beings ......
One day ...... about 2 weeks ago ..... as I pull de curtain ...... tuh open de door tuh meh porch ...... ah see dis bird fly off wit one speed!! ...... now da'is nuttin new eh ...... cuz birds always on my porch ...... I practically live wit dem ...... an' if dey eh on de porch ..... is because dey on meh kitchen counter ...... eatin meh damn fruits!!
What was weird ..... about that particular 'fly away' ...... was de spot where de bird fly away from ......
You see ...... I have this plant ..... it's a dead plant ....... it's been dead fuh umpteen years ...... and I just never got rid of it ....... cuz when it died ..... altho it turn brown and dry-up ...... it remained intact ...... not ah leaf had drop off ....... so really an' truly ..... wit its new zero-maintenance status .... and new colour ..... which actually matched de pot better ...... I jus leave it dey .....
Anyway ..... it was said plant ...... dat de bird fly out from ..... and upon investigation ...... I discovered that birdie ...... who muzbe was likin de lil camouflage vibes ..... decide tuh build house rite dey ...... eeeen de dead plant ..... so of course de leaves now ..... dey startin tuh drop off ..... but ...... da'is no scene really ...... de real scene ..... is de fact that I did not notice when this nest was being constructed ..... and I does go on my porch every day .... I never saw de nest! ..... an' I doh know how I coulda miss de 'under construction' session ...... cuz is not one ah dem open-up flatish nests yuh know ..... is dem big close up ones ..... dat does look like ah ball of wool ..... an' it have ah lil itsy bitsy hole ..... so yuh cyah see shit inside ..... so me eh know what it have in it ...... me eh know if it have eggs ..... or if it have lil tweety birds ...... ah doh know ..... but what ah do know ..... is dat either bird nests comin prefab now ..... or dem bird an' dem ..... gettin dem Chinee tuh build dey ting ...... cuz one day it really wasn't ..... and de next day it WAS ......
So from Iguana in meh ceilin ...... tuh ants all over de place ....... tuh now ah little birdie livin on meh porch! ..... an' hear nah ...... no matter how ah try tuh capture little tweety ...... all she only doin is flyin away ..... talk about camera shy ..... de only time ah was able tuh take out ah pic ...... was in de nite ..... while she was sleepin (hmmmm dis didn't sound too good nah!) ...... cuz all de fly ..... she was flyin away during de day time ..... come nite time ..... my gyul was real stayin put ..... altho she was kyna watchin meh in ah kyna way eh ..... like wha de hell?!
Look de dead plant ...... and if yuh look good ...... yuh will see de nest ......
.... and that is little Tweety Bird peepin out ..... probably wonderin why ah doh leave her alone .....
..... and there she is again (awwww too tweet) ..... givin me dat look again ......
Anyway ...... out of curiosity ...... ah went on de net ..... tuh try tuh find out ...... Tweety Bird's identity ...... and could you believe I actually found her ..... yes ...... ah find her rite in de Trini section of de worldwide web ...... on some website called "Birds of TT" ...... go check it out ..... was a very interesting read ...... especially de part below ..... which reminded me very much of us human beings ......
Local Names (fuh Tweety): Sugarbirds, Sucrier, Banana Bird, Yellow-breast, Paw-paw Bird, Marley Quit, Bessie Coban, Honey-sucker, Yellow See-see
- Several nests may be built, with some used only as sleeping quarters. (Wha .... birdie stabbin cabins .... Playerz!)
- Different nests may be used on different nights for roosting, with one to several birds sharing a sleeping nest. (hmmmm .... Playerz who are also polygamous!)
- Both the male and female build separate nests. (you go girl ... you independent female bird you!)
- Prior to breeding the male spends his time singing around his own nest and also in the area surrounding a female's nest to attract her as a mate. (dis is de only ting dat lil different tuh humans .... cuz you know no man eh gettin tru wit no singing shit .... is cash only!)
- Before a female lays her eggs, the male remains very close (within 2 m) to his mate. He is very protective as they feed and gather materials for a brooding nest (different from her roosting nest). Once the eggs have been laid and incubation has begun the male becomes far less attentive. He goes back to singing in the vicinity of his own nest and courting other females. (Steups - typical male)
Gyul, this is just what I need after working my ass of all night.Lol
Love the pics as usual.
Sure sounds like some male birds do have a lot in common with some males.
"Prior to breeding the male spends his time singing around his own nest and also in the area surrounding a female's nest" I think for we can substitute talking shit for the singing.
"Once the male/player notices that he has become far less attractive, he goes back to singing and courting other females" Ain't that the truth!?
The last Banana bird I met did one good thing, he pointed me to your blog, so I´m getting plenty of laughs.
I wonder if what yuh have on your porch is a birdie stabbin cabin? lol
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Yellow Breast actually looks like what I know to be a kiskidee .
For a minute dey, you had meh fooled, thinking you getting jaundice. (^_-)
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Here is a better photo of the kiskidee also known as Pitangus sulphuratus.
The yellow breast, the white neck, the brown wings and back and the stripes on the head are very distinctive features, and clearly seen in your photos.
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that is one pissed off looking birdie you have there, she looks as if she's saying "seriously, wtf!"
You right though the dried plant does look nice
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Yuh understan'?!
The bird was all comfortable up in his crib and Wuz come flashing ting at his window.
Would you like someone to do that to you?
The paparazzi is all out of control!
Lol!
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Ahm...you sure das not a Kiskadee? I remember in primary school the story of the Kiskadee. The bird with the yellow breast and the white band around his head.
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awwwww!!!!!! tweet tweet story! what a beautiful bird.
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No ..... is not a Kiskadee .... is definitely ah Bananaquit (aka Yellow Breast) ..... altho they do resemble ......
As far as I can see ....... a Kiskadee is bigger and has brown on it ...... my little Tweety ...... is exactly that ...... very little ..... an' eh have no brown .....
...... where is Guanaguanare when yuh need him!
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But Scene, your house turning into the zoo?
Birdie does look a lot like a kiskadee though. And she looks well pissed!
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Dat bird is like..."Enough already, yuh cyar see ah trying tuh sleep...steups". As for your plant, it does look like dem dry arrangement things dey does sell. Pray tell, what kinda plant dat was?
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Yes .... I think little Tweety is a tad bit pissed with me .... cuz I take pictures of her every nite .... ah hope she know dat when de chirren reach .... I'll be more up in she tail .... tryin tuh see dem too!
Anyway .... let's play a lil game here ... see if yuh could spot de (very subtle) differences .... note the beak ..... one is curved ...... the other isn't ...... note the neck ..... one is grey ..... the other is white ..... note the colouring ...... one have black wings ..... de other have brown wings ..... note dat when ah tell allyuh ah RITE ..... it means ..... AH DAMN RITE!
KISKADEE BANANAQUIT a.k.a. YELLOW BREAST
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Tawt I saw a puddy tat...is that yours too 'Scene?
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i falling in late here...
I was looking forward to seeing some tututs... steups... scene set me up with d post name...
so scene when yuh organizing the nature tour?
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it look like a kiskadee to me but since i see the pics now i get it.
so what i thinking to be a kiskadee is sometimes not a kiskadee. wow
hey be careful when u around her with the chicks because if you come too close too often they would abandon the nest. it happen to me already....it was a sad day
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Jus now you go be registering fuh yuh pet detective permit - with all that expereince yuh getting...
and fuh ah dead plant it look good
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Kewl. I see those tiny birds around my yard all the time. Always trying to build some nests in the most inconvenient places. Didn't know what they were called before.
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I love birds ...... but why little missy choose my dead plant tuh put down house ...... ah really doh know ...... an' she still dey yuh know ..... up tuh dis morning ah see her goin' in it ......
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Your take on trini living is hilarious!!!
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Aye Raquel Kalloo ..... Welcome tuh de scene girl!
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