Our hotel at Vinales was the La Ermita - not the greatest by western standards but ok for a couple of nights and the views are stunning. There were also large numbers of Antillean Palm Swifts that roosted in the palm-thatched roof of the bar area. It amused us to see the dogs congregating outside the restaurant at meal times and to begin with we thought they lived there until, on one of our early morning walks just as breakfast was about to be served at the hotel, we noticed the same dogs come out of houses near the village and head for the hotel. They had been home for the night to get fed and were heading out on the scrounge. They had perfected the art of looking hungry and hard-done by and clearly knew exactly when the hotel meal times were!
In the afternoon we spent a while trying to get pictures of the large blue and black striped 'butterflies' before eventually realising that they were the moth Urania boisduvalii. And we never did manage any pictures.
In the afternoon we spent a while trying to get pictures of the large blue and black striped 'butterflies' before eventually realising that they were the moth Urania boisduvalii. And we never did manage any pictures.
Hotel La Ermita Vinales © Tim Norriss
and a Cave Swallow was nesting in the roof of the viewing area next to the hotel Los Jazmines and we also saw a Stinky Leafwing Historis odius from the terrace here.
Cave Swallow 24 Feb 2014 Vinales © Tim Norriss
Mimosa Yellow Pyrisitia nise 25 Feb 2014 Vinales © Tim Norriss
This Mimosa Yellow Pyrisitia nise is one of several similar 'yellows'.
Cuban Green Anole Anolis porcatus 25 Feb 2014 © Tim Norriss
Frog sp 26 Feb 2014 Vinales © Tim Norriss
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