The Asa Wright Centre

The Asa Wright Centre is one of the joys of Trinidad. Originally a plantation it has been for many years a bird sanctuary and a trip there is guaranteed to be a great experience where you can see many varieties of birds at close quarters. The guides are friendly and experienced and the whole centre has a lovely relaxed feel. You can watch hundreds of birds from the verandah of the plantation house of join the guides in walks around the local rainforest.

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	Our crusing friends in Trinidad very generously clubbed together to give us an overnight stay at the Asa Wright centre. We got pick of the rooms and chose one of the lovely old airy rooms in the original house.
	Bananaquits live up to their name with hundreds of them flocking round the plantains which were put out  by the Centre staff.
	The blue-grey tanagers were particularly pretty.
	The lovely view out to the distant sea from the Centre
	Hummingbird feeders are hung from the veranda, so that you can see them very close.
	A hummingbird has breakfast
	These special feeders attract hundreds of birds
	Jeremy takes a dip in the plunge pool
	Jeremy and Peter Camp admire a fine stand of huge bamboo
	A large termite nest on an old tree trunk
	One fellow visitor noticed an odd shape in the tree right outside his bedroom and found this snake curled up digesting a meal. It was there for a couple of days.
	Hibiscus by torchlight - our guides took us on a night walk.
	I spotted this hand-sized tarantula and pointed out to our guide that it was on the inside of the netting protecting a bedroom window. "No worries" said he. We later learnt that the room was occupied by a wildlife photographer who considered herself very important and had been making things difficult. In the middle of the night she discovered the tarantula and raised a hullabaloo until the staff came. The warden removed it easily enough, but as he was leaving saw another sitting on the lamp shade. He said nothing and left....

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