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French Polynesia: 7/3/2010 - 7/18/2010 (
Center on Map
)
Blue Lagoon
Blue Lagoon
Blue Lagoon
Solar Eclipse - Diamond Ring
Eclipse - Bailey's Beads, Prominences, and Corona
Anaa Bridge
Blue Lorikeet (
Vini peruviana
)
Great Crested-Tern (
Sterna bergii
) - Non-breeding
Pacific Reef-Egret (
Egretta sacra
) - Dark Morph
Fairy Tern (
Sterna nereis
)
Grey-green Fruit-Dove (
Ptilinopus purpuratus
)
Tahiti Monarch (
Pomarea nigra
) - Female
Tahiti Kingfisher (
Todirhamphus veneratus
)
Tahiti Monarch (
Pomarea nigra
)
Tahiti Reed-Warbler (
Acrocephalus caffer
)
Pacific Black Duck (
Anas superciliosa
)
Swamp Harrier (
Circus approximans
)
Red-vented Bulbul (
Pycnonotus cafer
)
Pacific Swallow (
Hirundo tahitica
)
Red-browed Firetail (
Neochmia temporalis
)
Chestnut-breasted Munia (
Lonchura castaneothorax
)
Zebra Dove (
Geopelia striata
)
Common Waxbill (
Estrilda astrild
)
Brown Booby (
Sula leucogaster
)
Red-footed Booby (
Sula sula
)
Bristle-thighed Curlew (
Numenius tahitiensis
)
Tuamotu Reed-Warbler (
Acrocephalus atyphus
)
Azure-tailed Skink (
Lygosominae cyanurum
)
Blue Lorikeet (
Vini peruviana
)
Great Frigatebird (
Fregata minor
)
For the solar eclipse of July 11, 2010, we had intended to visit Easter Island. However, difficulty buying plane tickets from LAN Chile Airlines prompted us to change our plans to visit French Polynesia instead. Here is the story of two weeks of the torture of sun, sand, blue water, and perfect temperatures.
Sites Visited - Click on a link to read the blog!
Rangiroa, Polynesia (7/4/2010)
Anaa, Polynesia (7/11/2010)
Tahiti, Polynesia (7/13/2010)
Moorea, Polynesia (7/15/2010)
Species Recorded (40)
Birds ( 36 )
Shearwaters and Petrels ( Procellariidae )
Tahiti Petrel -
Pseudobulweria rostrata
Tropicbirds ( Phaethontidae )
White-tailed Tropicbird -
Phaethon lepturus
Boobies and Gannets ( Sulidae )
Brown Booby -
Sula leucogaster
Red-footed Booby -
Sula sula
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
Swamp Harrier -
Circus approximans
Frigatebirds ( Fregatidae )
Lesser Frigatebird -
Fregata ariel
Great Frigatebird -
Fregata minor
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Pacific Reef-Heron -
Egretta sacra
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Pacific Black Duck -
Anas superciliosa
Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies ( Phasianidae )
Red Junglefowl -
Gallus gallus
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Pacific Golden-Plover -
Pluvialis fulva
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Bristle-thighed Curlew -
Numenius tahitiensis
Wandering Tattler -
Tringa incana
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Blue-Gray Noddy -
Anous ceruleus
Black Noddy -
Anous minutus
Brown Noddy -
Anous stolidus
Common White-Tern -
Gygis alba
Gray-backed Tern -
Onychoprion lunatus
Great Crested Tern -
Thalasseus bergii
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Rock Pigeon -
Columba livia
Zebra Dove -
Geopelia striata
Gray-green Fruit-Dove -
Ptilinopus purpuratus
New World Parrots ( Psittacidae )
Blue Lorikeet -
Vini peruviana
( Dacelonidae )
Tahiti Kingfisher -
Todiramphus veneratus
Swifts ( Apodidae )
Polynesian Swiftlet -
Aerodramus leucophaeus
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Pacific Swallow -
Hirundo tahitica
Bulbuls ( Pycnonotidae )
Red-vented Bulbul -
Pycnonotus cafer
White-eyes ( Zosteropidae )
Silvereye -
Zosterops lateralis
Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
Tahiti Monarch -
Pomarea nigra
Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers ( Sylviidae )
Tuamotu Reed Warbler -
Acrocephalus atyphus
Tahiti Reed Warbler -
Acrocephalus caffer
Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
Common Myna -
Acridotheres tristis
Tanagers ( Thraupidae )
Crimson-backed Tanager -
Ramphocelus dimidiatus
Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
Common Waxbill -
Estrilda astrild
Chestnut-breasted Munia -
Lonchura castaneothorax
Red-browed Firetail -
Neochmia temporalis
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