Monday, March 18, 2019

Cartagena Birds

Early morning bird watching in La Boquilla, outside Cartagena, Colombia

Little Blue Herons (juvenile is white)



Raccoon in the mangrove

White Ibis

Long-billed Curlew

Sandpiper

Tricoloured Heron

Great-tailed Grackle

Belted Kingfisher

Neotropic Cormorant

Crab fisherman

Black-necked Stilt

Followed by some birds on the rooftops of the Old Town

Caracara

Great Kiskadee

Ruddy Ground Dove

Tropical Kingbird


Sunday, March 17, 2019

Cartagena Day 2



Views from Convento de la Popa

Convento de la Popa





Castillo de San Felipe

Getsemani







 Casa de Rafael Núñez




Saturday, March 16, 2019

Cartagena Old Town

A great weekend in Colombia. I have long wanted to go to Cartagena and was not disappointed.

Pool at our hotel



"Fruit sellers" posing with tourists

Cathedral


Parque de Bolivar

Palacio de la Inquisición


Real fruit seller

City walls





Cathedral

San Pedro Claver Convent

San Pedro Claver Church

Cathedral



Sunday, March 3, 2019

Bardo National Museum

Superb museum in an old Royal palace in Tunis. Amazing collection of Roman mosaics.