Douglas Fernandez has recorded many species of butterfly in his small town garden in central Camaguey. He has recently seen a Yellow-tipped Flasher Telegonus anausis nectaring on one of the many nectar and larval foodplants that he has planted there to attract them. This is a rare butterfly in Cuba which he has only seen visiting his garden just once before.
He tells me that he has also recently seen a Green Heron perched in one of their small trees, and currently has a Cuban Emerald nesting there too. Two eggs were laid but only one hatched so Doug removed the other to make space for the growing youngster. At its largest shown below it is 18 days old. He tells me that he has read that they fledge at 19-22 days old so not long to go. When it was smaller Doug had to chase off the large male Cuban Green Anole Anolis allisoni that lives in the garden as it was approaching the nest with a look of intent!
And here is a lovely collage of the event so far put together by Doug's wife Noris.
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