The parrots

Views from the roof!

(Sorry, no parrots!)

Between our mornings up on the roof and our late afternoons in the hammocks, we have been able to see Cozumel's parrots commuting back and forth from the north end of the island to the south. Our friend, Joan, saw them last year and since then we've found out that Hurricane Wilma decimated them in 2005. In the midst of all the sad, sad stories of deaths and injuries in Haiti, the parrots are a ray of hope- life will return given time. The parrots have a special squawk when the fly. Seems there used to large flocks of the green birds, but now there are groups of 4-10. Their schedule seems to be off to work about 7 AM and return at about 4:30 PM for a siesta before dinner!