Bird Caye

On the way back from South Water Caye we stopped off at Bird Caye to see the Frigate, Boobies and Pelicans that make this Island their home. It was an impressive, if some what smelly and noisy experience.

Along the northern boundary lies Man-O-War Caye, one of the seven crowned bird sanctuaries in Belize. The caye is covered with tall Red Mangrove. The interior is very wet and a dry coral sand beach exists on the southwest shore. But the most impressive thing about this caye is that it supports one of the ten largest colonies of frigate birds in the Caribbean. The island supports approximately 325 to 350 nesting birds.