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#BlackpollWarblers hold the #songbird record for longest over-water flight: these half-ounce migrants—western #birds boasting longer wings than their eastern cousins—fly nonstop up to three days across the Atlantic each fall to winter in #PuertoRico, the #LesserAntilles, and northern #SouthAmerica.
May 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
jefotografi.bsky.social
"Antillean Attractions #3" - the 3rd & largest #hummingbird you're likely to see in many islands of the #LesserAntilles is the spectacular #Purple-throated #carib! Gros islet, #SaintLucia.
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#Birds #birdwatching #wildlife #photography #caribbean #BirdsSeenIn2025
January 30, 2025 at 12:23 AM
thomasrfletcher.bsky.social
"Come Sail Away"
#Rainbow #signofthepromise #LesserAntilles #Nevis #CaribbeanSea #travelphotographer #film #Fujichrome
December 17, 2024 at 7:09 PM
jefotografi.bsky.social
"Antillean Attractions #1" - Another day another bird from my break in #StLucia. This one is found in several islands of the #LesserAntilles - the #Antillean crested #hummingbird.
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#Birds #birdwatching #wildlife #animals #birdphotography #caribbean #BirdsSeenIn2025
January 29, 2025 at 12:41 AM
jefotografi.bsky.social
"Antillean Attractions #2" - Equally as striking as the earlier Antillean crested is the #Green-throated #carib #hummingbird, another denizen of the wider #LesserAntilles. Gros Islet, #SaintLucia.
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#Birds #birdwatching #photography #caribbean #BirdsSeenIn2025
"Antillean Attractions #2" - Equally as striking as yesterday's Antillean crested is the #Green-throated carib hummingbird, another denizen of the wider Lesser Antilles. Gros Islet, Saint Lucia.
January 29, 2025 at 12:43 AM
wikidgarden.bsky.social
To walk in this forest is transporting. The huge, ancient trees produce such pure oxygen—and are so awe- inspiring—that a relatively small human breathing in their beauty is overwhelmed with joy.
#ThickTrunkTuesday
#MorneDiablotinNationalPark #Dominica #LesserAntilles
View up to the sky in a dense, leafy forest. The truck of an immense tree reaches to the sky.
November 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
jefotografi.bsky.social
"Antillean Attractions #1" - Another day another bird from my break in #StLucia. This one is found in several islands of the #LesserAntilles - the #Antillean crested #hummingbird.
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#Birds #birdwatching #wildlife #animals #photography #caribbean #BirdsSeenIn2025
"Antillean Attractions #1" - Another day another bird from my break in St. Lucia. This one is found in several islands of the Lesser Antilles - the Antillean crested #hummingbird.
January 28, 2025 at 12:54 AM
justineanna.bsky.social
#généalogie #slaveryarchive
The ITSS🌊 team have news about the project's database of fugitives from slavery in the #LesserAntilles! We've finished data entry of 7007 people listed in local newspapers
twitter.com/ITSS_Copenha...
@julydup.bsky.social
November 20, 2023 at 4:51 PM
earthjay.bsky.social
#EarthquakeReport for M6.5 #Sismo #Terremoto #Earthquake offshore of #Guadeloupe #LesserAntilles

Normal (extension) earthquake mechanism
Probably in subducting North America plate (?)

Tectonic background in '24 report earthjay.com?p=12105

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
October 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
suziroo.bsky.social
#FortdeFrance #Martinique #LesserAntilles
February 2, 2026 at 1:43 AM
islandinthenet.com
A quiet verandah morning turns memorable with a lifer St. Vincent Wren, flitting through bougainvillaea vines.

#Birds #LesserAntilles #IslandBirds #TropicalBirds #StVincent #BackyardBirding
St. Vincent Wren
A quiet verandah morning turns memorable with a lifer St. Vincent Wren, flitting through bougainvillaea vines.
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July 2, 2025 at 2:15 PM
suziroo.bsky.social
#Gwada 6.30pm tonight
#Guadeloupe #LesserAntilles
February 4, 2026 at 10:40 PM
suziroo.bsky.social
#JardindeBalata #Martinique #LesserAntilles #Sublime
February 2, 2026 at 1:31 AM
katatrepsis.bsky.social
We identified Fraser’s dolphins swimming over 400 km between Caribbean islands. This shows strong ecological connectivity—but also highlights the need for joined-up conservation.
Dolphins don’t recognise national borders—neither should marine policies.
🌍 #Conservation #MarinePolicy #LesserAntilles
June 16, 2025 at 9:11 AM
islandinthenet.com
An encounter with a Broad-winged Hawk on a rainy Vincentian road.

#Birds #SaintVincent #SaintVincentandTheGrenadines #Hawk #ButeoPlatypterus #BirdsOfTheCaribbean #LesserAntilles #WindwardIslands #TropicalBirds #IslandBirds
Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)
An encounter with a Broad-winged Hawk on a rainy Vincentian road.
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July 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM
suziroo.bsky.social
The #SoundsoftheNight almost 7pm #L’AnseàL’Âne #Martinique #LesserAntilles
January 28, 2026 at 11:04 PM
lileigh.bsky.social
#LesserAntilles #Dominica #TropicalStormErin #HurricanSeason2025
Tropical Storm Erin Tracking Toward Lesser Antilles - DOM767
The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season has recorded its fifth named storm with the formation of Tro
www.dom767.com
August 14, 2025 at 1:28 PM
islandinthenet.com
I’d never seen Eared Doves before, but they felt oddly familiar—like Mourning Doves.

#Birds #LesserAntilles #EaredDoves #IslandBirds #TropicalBirds
The Steves
I’d never seen Eared Doves before, but they felt oddly familiar—like Mourning Doves.
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June 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
sparthystuff.bsky.social
The island of Sint Eustatius just vibing out in the Caribbean. #caribbean #lesserantilles #sinteustatius #dutchantilles #volcanoes
March 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
islandinthenet.com
A field behind a beach cottage. A cowbird I’d never seen before.

#Birds #ShinyCowbird #MolothrusBonariensis #FriendshipBay #Bequia #BackYardBirding #BirdingLifer #SaintVincent #SaintVincentAndTheGrenadines #BirdsOfTheCaribbean #LesserAntilles
Female Shiny Cowbird
A field behind a beach cottage. A cowbird I’d never seen before.
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August 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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I could hear water trickling—soft, steady, tucked beneath the green.

#MontrealGardens #SaintVincent #CaribbeanGardens #TropicalPlants #TravelEssay #LesserAntilles #WindwardIslands

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Walking Through Montreal Gardens - Island in the Net
I could hear water trickling—soft, steady, tucked beneath the green.
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July 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
islandinthenet.com
A bright yellow Bananaquit greeted me on the veranda the morning of our big hike, singing boldly from the bougainvillea and leaving an outsized mark on the memory of the whole trip.

#Birds #Bananaquit #IslandBirds #BirdsoftheCaribbean #TropicalBirds #LesserAntilles #Grenadines
Sugar Bird in the Bougainvillea
A bright yellow Bananaquit greeted me on the veranda the morning of our big hike, singing boldly from the bougainvillea and leaving an outsized mark on the memory of the whole trip.
islandinthenet.com
July 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
islandinthenet.com
Two quick shots through thorns was all the Carib Grackle gave me—but it’s the clearest I’ve caught so far.

#CaribGrackle #IslandBirds #TropicalBirds #SaintVincent #BackyardBirding #BirdsOfTheCaribbean #LesserAntilles #WindwardIslands
Carib Grackle
Two quick shots through thorns was all the Carib Grackle gave me.
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July 15, 2025 at 2:16 PM
archaeometry.bsky.social
Obsidian in the Caribbean islands? Mysterious Ceramic Age glass artefacts in the Lesser Antilles
https://buff.ly/3R0BDTe
#OpenAccess #ArchaeometryDec2024
#Andesite #CeramicAge #impactites #LesserAntilles #Obsidian #tektites
buff.ly
December 8, 2024 at 9:06 PM
islandinthenet.com
A morning walk along Friendship Road in Bequia with empty beaches, wildflowers, hidden cottages, and two surprise bird sightings—including a lifer Mangrove Cuckoo.

#Bequia #Grenadines #Birding #Bananaquit #MangroveCuckoo #CaribbeanBirds #LesserAntilles #WindwardIslands #Birds
A Morning Walk Along Friendship Bay
A quiet morning walk along Friendship Road in Bequia with empty beaches, wildflowers, hidden cottages, and two surprise bird sightings—including a lifer Mangrove Cuckoo.
islandinthenet.com
August 6, 2025 at 1:56 PM