There were however a number of birds around the hotel. The same species were usually seen on a daily basis.
House Sparrows, Barred-Ground Doves and Common Myna were regular visitors to the restaurant area. The Doves were also searching for scraps on the beach.
Common Myna
Madgascar (or Red-Cardinal) Fody and Red-Whiskered Bulbul were regularly seen around the hotel gardens. Village Weavers and Scaly-Breasted Munia were also seen.
Red-Cardinal Fody
Red-Whiskered Bulbul
Scaly-Breasted Munia
On the rocks at the beach Green-Backed Herons, and Whimbrel were often seen.
Green-Backed Heron
Whimbrel
On a trip around the Island, the birds seen were much the same as around the hotel. We did get a couple of fairly distant views of Tropic Birds at the Black River Gorge and the Chamarel Waterfall (where these record shots were taken).
White-Tailed Tropic Bird
The only mammals seen on the island were these Macaque Monkeys at the statue of Shiva and the Holy Lake.
Macaque Monkeys
The clear blue waters of the Indian Ocean - looking out towards the coral reef
Sunset over the Indian Ocean
1 comment:
Hi Kevin,
Great photos!
Me and my husband did the exact same trip in october 2007! We stayed at the zambezi sun in zambia, although the victoria falls were not as impressive in the dry season and we are glad we didn't see that spider! We then went to south africa eastern and western cape and then onto mauritius, we stayed at the paul et virgine hotel in grand baie.
Gemma
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