Bird island, 30/04/03, Day 2
A tropical storm hits the Seychelles
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| At the dawn, the entire Seychelles archipelago was hit by a violent tropical storm, totally unusual for this period of the year. A big tree went down, damaging part of the roof of the lodge's resturant. | |
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After the breakfast, the table is assaulted by a lot of birds, which will eat all my remainders in less than a minute. |
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| Although the weather, I decide to take a long hike on the island and I soon spot a group of Noddies on the ground. |
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| Other Noddie terns stand on a dead tree on the beach, challenging the strong wind. |
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| The tide is low and the water crystalline-clear. Suddenly I see a baby shark swimming very close to the Bird Island beach. | |
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The Fairy Tern is another very common bird here. |
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| A lovely chick of Fairy Tern shows himself from its nest. |
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| Other typical birds of Bird Island. | |
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| Other Noddies |
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| A beautiful chick of Noddie Tern, probably fallen from its nest because of the terrible wind of this morning. |
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Bird Island hosts anually a colony of about one million and an half of Sooty Terns, coming here to feed and then to grow the chicks. Normally they arrive in February: at this time of the year, they just fly over the island, until April, when they start to land after sunset. In May they begin to land also during the day and the chicks are born and feeded in the summer months. In October, they will go away and will disappear until the next February. Observing the colony is breathtaking, the most impressive thing is how much loudy they are! |
SEYCHELLES PICTURES |
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ALPHONSE - An incredible wonder, part of the Amirantes group, about 400 Km southwest of Mahe'. Characterized by a huge lagoon and surrounded by sandy flats, it can also be used as a base for sightseeing and fly flishing trips to the nearby paradise of St. Francois, the kingdom of the mangroves and giant crabs. ALPHONSE DAY 1 | DAY 2 | DAY 3 | DAY 4 |
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LA DIGUE - A granitic island where the time seems frozen at the past century. Can be entirely visited by bike and with its many opportunities for hiking and trekking, offers a lot of activities for either adventurous travellers and for who prefers to relax on a beach doing swimming and snorkeling. LA DIGUE DAY 1 | DAY 2 | DAY 3 | DAY 4 |
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PRASLIN - Another granitic island, home of the world's only population of Coco De Mer tree, is also characterized by many white-sand beaches and can be used as a convenient base for several daytrips to the nearby islands. |
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BIRD - A lovely paradise for bird watching and birding tours, hiking, swimming and snorkeling. Home of Esmerlada, a tortoise about 200 years old, this coralline island also hosts a colony of Sooty Terns coming here annually to feed and to grow their chicks. A large beach of pure-white sand surrounds the entire island for a circumference of about 5 kilometers. BIRD DAY 1 | DAY 2 | DAY 3 | DAY 4 |
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MORE INFO ABOUT MY VACATION TO SEYCHELLES This section contains information about the trip to Seychelles and theme pictures. SEYCHELLES INFO | SEYCHELLES WILDLIFE | SEYCHELLES VEGETATION | SEYCHELLES TRANSPORT | SEYCHELLES BEST PICTURES |
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