Where to see hummingbirds in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago’s premier hummingbird hotspots
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Field notes, species guides and practical advice inspired by Rachel’s photography and her own pollinator garden.
Trinidad and Tobago’s premier hummingbird hotspots
Do you know how many hummingbird species there are in Trinidad and Tobago, and how to identify them?
Notes and advice about planting for hummingbirds and using nectar feeders.
A personal, photographic guide to the flowering and host plants in Rachel’s small Trinidad garden.
Gardens and pollinators
Vervine, firespike, heliconia and hibiscus. What to plant, where to put it, and how long you will wait.
by Rachel Lee Young
Hummingbirds of T&T
The Northern Range, the Asa Wright valley, Tobago’s forest reserve, and the back garden you already have.
by Rachel Lee Young
Photography
A hummingbird beats its wings too fast to see. Freezing that is a technical problem before it is an artistic one.
by Rachel Lee Young
Hummingbirds of T&T
A Tufted Coquette and a White-necked Jacobin are not the same bird, and it is worth knowing which one is on your wall.
by Rachel Lee Young
Feeders and garden care
What to put in them, how often to clean them, and what happens if you do not.
by Rachel Lee Young
Gardens and pollinators
Four plants that do most of the work in a pollinator garden here.
by Rachel Lee Young
Birds of T&T
And where to watch them come in. Caroni at dusk is the answer.
by Rachel Lee Young
Birds of T&T
Two islands, nearly five hundred species, and a Northern Range you can drive into before breakfast.
by Rachel Lee Young
Behind the design
What has to happen to a photograph before it repeats cleanly across a metre of linen.
by Rachel Lee Young
All existing blog content from landofthehummingbird.com transfers across at build.
Trinidad and Tobago’s premier hummingbird hotspots
Do you know how many hummingbird species there are in Trinidad and Tobago, and how to identify them?
Notes and advice about planting for hummingbirds and using nectar feeders.
A personal, photographic guide to the flowering and host plants in Rachel’s small Trinidad garden.
