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Roger Simmons
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Birds, Words, Pics + TV

Vacation photos: Birds, fish in Bahamas

Roger Simmons, September 4, 2023September 4, 2023

Like many folks who go on vacation, I take photos. It’s just my photos lately are focused on birds or fish.

That was the case when my wife and I went on a cruise two weeks ago that stopped at Coco Cay in the Bahamas. It’s Royal Caribbean’s private island for its cruise guests.

I’ve been there many times before, and I always enjoy my time there.

I was a little disappointed that I only saw Northern Mockingbirds and little Bananaquits for birding. As for the fish, it was a very windy days and the water was very cloudy for snorkeling, but I still managed a get few photos.

Still, and I want to emphasize this, it was vacation! So, it’s never bad.

A Bananaquit gets ready to feast on some seagrapes at Coco Cay in the Bahamas in August 2023.
A Bananaquit looks for some berries in a tree at Coco Cay in the Bahamas in August 2023.
Some fish I saw snorkeling at Coco Cay in the Bahamas.
Some fish I saw snorkeling at Coco Cay in the Bahamas.
Some fish I saw snorkeling at Coco Cay in the Bahamas.
Some fish I saw snorkeling at Coco Cay in the Bahamas.
Some fish I saw snorkeling at Coco Cay in the Bahamas.
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