Hiking on Bird island searching for birds, tortoises and other wildlife. Pictures of Bird Island. Tour of Bird Island.

Bird, 01/05/03, Day 3
Hiking on Bird island searching for birds, tortoises and other wildlife.

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The weather still doesn't improve and a young plant of Papaya is broken by the fury of the wind.


Esmeralda while eating.


Suddenly, Esmeralda start to run after turtle number 6... but... why ?


OK... I now understand !


A nice Noddie standing on a coconut.


I continue to walk on the island. On the left, the grass runway of the airport. On the right, an immense white sand beach with no footprints from other humans.


I then enter a narrow trail in the forest and I see something terrible. Dozens of chicks, most of them already dead, stands on the ground, probably after falling from their nests because of the wind. I don't know if they survived, I've observed them for quite long time, but no adult did come here to feed them.


	Other chicks rambling on the ground.

An adult is collecting building materials to build or repair its nest.


Several big trees lay on the ground, some of them has a trunk exceeding half a meter in diamater.

I go again to the Sooty Tern colony, hoping to see some landing this evening.


And finally... they landed!

Back in my bungalow, I observe a brown Geko eating some insect.

SEYCHELLES PICTURES
	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
	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
	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. PRASLIN DAY 1 \| DAY 2
	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
	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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SEYCHELLES PICTURES
	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
	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
	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. PRASLIN DAY 1 \| DAY 2
	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
	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