Grand Cayman Wildlife is mainly for the Birds

Like many small islands, Grand Cayman wildlife is based on what could get here across the ocean. Birds obviously, and there are lots of them, fishes (of course) they can swim, reptiles (how did they manage?), and insects, who seem able to get everywhere without trying.

This page is devoted to photos so, again, there won't be too many words, just enough to introduce the pictures.

I'm starting with this cheerful Yellow Warbler that came to beg food from us at Barkers National Park.

The Magnificent Frigate Bird

I love Frigate Birds. Until we went to Grand Cayman, I'd never seen one in real life but on our first drive, from the airport to the hotel, we saw them cruising high above the beaches all along the way and I was hooked. Their angular silhouette and swooping flight looks like something from the dinosaur age.

Another group of angular birds on Grand Cayman are the Herons and Egrets.

Herons at Colliers Pond

You can learn a lot about a place by its roadkill. On Grand Cayman the most common animals lying on the road are chickens, they obviously went native centuries ago, and lizards -- of all shapes and sizes.

Cute Lizard

For those who aren't as keen on lizards as I am, I'll change things up a little and introduce butterflies. Not only are there plenty of wild ones, like these two, but Grand Cayman has a butterfly farm (see our Activities page) for an extra helping.

Wildlife on Grand Cayman is everywhere but walking the Nature Trails or taking one of the self-guided tours will make it really easy.

Sometimes Above and Sometimes Below the Water

More Birds -- Cast in order of Appearance: Ani, Bittern, Egret, Gallinule, Plovers, and Warbler

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