World Wildlife Day in Jamaica: A Bright Morning and a Dark Day of Cruelty

It was a shimmering morning, when the colors seemed to be turned up several shades brighter. We were in Hope Gardens. We stood amidst the debris of a party (sorry – Festival) that took place two days earlier. As yet untouched, swathes of cloth, discarded rum containers and cups, plastic knives and forks, plastic bottles … More World Wildlife Day in Jamaica: A Bright Morning and a Dark Day of Cruelty

BirdsCaribbean Field Trips in Jamaica: The Greatest Way to Learn

What’s so great about field trips? I have vivid memories of a field trip staggering up a particular, very steep hill just outside London, during a school field trip, with our Geography teacher urging us on. Field trips were hard work, but we often ended up learning more than we would in the classroom. And … More BirdsCaribbean Field Trips in Jamaica: The Greatest Way to Learn