I am currently on annual leave and spent week 1, well 5 days plus travel, on Upolu Is, Samoa.
I have now sorted my pics and my Samoan list is 27, though a number of these are not lifers.
I thought that I would share my pics though some of them are not real good.
I will have to return to replace these and also to get a few I missed.
but wait, there is more
Peter
and still more
Peter
and yet more
Peter
and 2 types of Myna
Peter
Lovely & most interesting set of photos, pacman. Many of those Samoan species seem to be related to Australian species (or vice versa).
Thanks for showing those fantastic photos to us. I want to go somewhere.........
M-L
yes, there are only a few that are very different
Peter
week 2 was SW WA, I only just started to sort those pics
Peter
Great collection, Peter. Is that a chicken??
Wendy
Mandurah, WA
Peel-Yalgorup System Ramsar Site
http://www.flickr.com/photos/girlinoz/
yes, I am counting it as a Junglefowl
I was on a ridge in the middle of ... well Upolu when I saw this and did not see any houses anywhere close
I am working on week 2 pics now - I really like the White-fronted Chat pics that I got
Peter
Great photos Peter,the fruit dove is my favourite.
thanks Nathan
the C-c F-d was easier to find than our F-ds
there is also a Many-coloured F-d, I tried to talk myself into believing that the juvenile C-c F-d was actually a Many-coloured
Peter
Hi Peter great shots as always. Did you get a bird book of the island ?
See it! Hear it!
Mid-North Coast NSW
yes - A Guide to the Birds of Fiji & Western Polynesia by Dick Watling (there is not a Samoan only guide)
I will have to go back as I did not get pics of all the Samoan birds.
Peter
Hi Peter,
You have some excellent photos here of the birds in Samoa! In fact I'm wondering if you would be willing to share some of you images for use on interpretive signs at selected natural attraction sites around Samoa? If you are interested I can provide further details via email.
Many thanks,
Kari
Australian Volunteer, Ecotourism Development Officer, Samoa Tourism Authority)
Certainly, if you send me a personal message with your email address we can then make the necessary arrangements. Top right hand corner of this page is the tab 'Messages'
You have reminded me to also follow up with the staff at the national gardens near the RL Stevenson house
Peter