A male stilt-walker in a purple bird costume stand forward of his friends who are seated on the top of a dump truck and poses for the camera while his three friends gesticulate in the direction of the stage at the Queen's Park Savannah one Tuesday in March 2011 under heavy cloud cover.
A group of stilt-walkers sit on the roof of a yellow and red dump truck on Carnival day in costumes under a threatening cloud-covered sky while steelband drums are located beside the truck and the yellow reflection of the sun bathes the surroundings one Carnival Tuesday in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad.
A young male stilt-walker sits on the ground in the forefront between two lines of stilt-walkers on either side of him taking a rest in preparation for his performance on the stage of the Queen's Park Savannah on Carnival Tuesday in March 2011 in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad.
The Moko Jumbie stilt-walker stands high in the air with his arms outspread holding on to his cloak made of light material with tiger, leopard and zebra designs in a gold lame pants and a broad black hat his details of his face lost under the hat and bright sunshine.
The wind blows forcefully while the Moko Jumbie stilt-walker hold wide his thin patterned cape and his gold lame pants flaps in the air his shirt-less slim but strong body bent backwards as he fights to stay to remain in balance on his stilts one Carnival Tuesday in March 2011 at the Queen's Park Savannah in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad.
Young stilt-walkers form a large band on Carnival Day as they wait outside of the Queen's Park Savannah displaying their balancing skills while one male stilt-walker demonstrates his ability to stand on one stilt.
The towering dark figure of the stilt-walker is pulls his cloak into a semi-circle as he balances high in the air on his stilts one Carnival Tuesday in March 2011 while waiting to get on stage at the Queen's Park Savannah in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad
A young boy with red hair and green and yellow bright costume depicts a bird bent forward with wings partial spread as he balances above the crowd on his stilts at the Queen's Park Savannah on Carnival Tuesday in March 2011.
Several young men painted in blue called blue devils form a semi-circle holding sticks and branches as they dance around in front of a crowd in the streets of Paramin in Trinidad one Carnival Monday night in their usual Carnival celebration in which they taunt the crowd.
Hiawatha Indian Chief makes his way on stage at the Murray Street stage one Carnival Tuesday afternoon in the Legends band by the name Hiawatha in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad followed by his women warriors.
Big Mike of the band Legends storms on stage at the Murray Street judging point depicting the Indian Hiawatha surrounded by screaming warriors dressed in red and ready to jump one Carnival Tuesday in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad while the sun goes down behind them.
Costumed girls bend low legs crossed as they perform on stage at the Trinidad Carnival in the band called Haiwatha which was a winning band designed by Big Mike's Legends.
A couple of male blue devils perform their feared dance and taunting antics on the road in Paramin one Monday night in the usual celebrations of Carnival.
A blue devil with arms raised celebrates on the road among a crowd of blue devils on Carnival Monday night in Paramin holding a can of cockroach spray in hand which is used to ignite like a flare in Paramin, Trinidad.
A woman takes a wine on a good friend while a second male friend capitalizes in the traditional style of dance on Carnival Day along Tragarete Road in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad.
A young blue devil with orange wig and cherry lips stands out with head bent at the front of his blue devil friends while performing on the road in Paramin one Carnival Monday night in March 2011.
Two good friends meet and greet each other in the usual Carnival style by holding on and wining together with huge smiles on their faces portraying simple costuming made of a bikini and feathered headpiece one girl wearing a straw hat one Carnival Tuesday on Robert's Street in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad.
A masked blue devil with a cloth in his mouth gesticulates as he moves forward in the celebrations on Carnival Monday night in Paramin Trinidad with a couple of young boys having a friendly chat beside him.
Big Mike walks confidently on stage swinging his arms as he portrays the Haiwatha in the band of the same name one Carnival Tuesday in Port-of-Spain Trinidad surrounded by warrior Indians.
A scary blue devil with body painted deep blue emerges from the crowd to the beat of tin drums on Carnival Monday night in Paramin Trinidad during the celebrations of the traditional Carnival.
A young female masquerader with orange outfit and bright yellow cap and flag peeps out from under the flags and banners on the road on Carnival Saturday just outside of the Grand Savannah.
Blue devils parade downhill with flares alight and tin drums they chip through the street of Paramin one Carnival Monday night in search of people to torment in Paramin, Trinidad.
A male child dressed as a feathered cat performs his dance with his hand outstretched towards the camera whistle in his mouth as if to ward off an attack on the road on Carnival Saturday during the Children's Carnival celebrations in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad.
Spectators and dancers take a wine in front of the circle of tassa drummers traditional Indian drum on the road on Carnival Day in Hart's Band on Tragarete Road in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad.
Inside of a children's band on Carnival Saturday on the road during the performance pink-clad performers walk forward to the stage at the Queen's Park Savannah, in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad.
A female visitor enjoys a wine between two men at the Paramin celebrations on Carnival Monday night in front of a crowded bar in the centre of the small village of Paramin Trinidad.
Young musicians and performers get ready for the Paramin Carnival in front of a bar in the main square in Parmin practising their drumming and performance during the traditional Carnival celebrations of blue devil masquerade in Paramin Trinidad.
Young girls dressed Hawaiian style with bright flowers and bright skirts and headdress laugh together in a tight bunch in front of the camera as they perform on the road on Carnival Saturday in March 2011 in Port-of-Spain Trinidad just outside of the Grand Savannah.
A young Jab Molassie takes a break with a serious face indicating that she has had enough of the hot sun, music and performing on the road on Carnival day during the Children's Carnival celebrations in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad.
A group of male on-lookers are forced to pay the masked blue devil or be painted in the Paramin Carnival Celebrations on Carnival Monday evening in the centre of the small village of Paramin in Trinidad.
A masked red devil with horns and red dress waves wildly a black flag in front of a group of tin drummers on his way down the hill at Paramin Carnival celebrations on Carnival Monday night in March 2011 in Paramin Trinidad.
Another view of the detailed costume in turquoise, blue, purple and white with silver and sequins, braid and cut stars in circles around the child with a round headpiece covered in blue sequins.
A brilliant stilt walker called a Moko Jumbie in Trinidad Carnival raises his cape and flies through the air at the top of his stilts towering over the crowd on Carnival Day in the Grand Savannah in Port-of-Spain as the band waits to get on stage.
A shy child masquerader bites her lips and smiles to the camera with her big beautiful eyes surrounded in a sea of white material and beads on the road on Carnival Saturday during the Carnival celebrations in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad.
A young girl fully clad in white with white coptic head-piece and beads dangling jumps and enjoys herself on the road on Carnival Saturday during the children's Carnival celebrations in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad.
A group of young girls in their section of their band jump and smile one with a blue whistle in her mouth as they advance towards the stage at the Queen's Park Savannah on Carnival Saturday in March 2011.
A black strong Big Mike as he is known in Trinidad steps with conviction onto the stage at Murray Street in Woodbrook leading his band Hiawatha forward in a burst of colour, strength and frenzy on Carnival day in Trinidad
Portrait of a blue Indian with richly detailed painted face and two large yellow fox tales on either side of his head wearing a large gold nose ring and large blue and red headpiece on Carnival day in Trinidad.
A blue devil with red horns and red face heads into town with a serious face intent on tormenting the crowd on Carnival day in Port-of-Spain Trinidad stick in hand and gum at his lips he trots along rythmically on the road.
Blue devil with painted body and exotic beard with large Afro hairstyle stares into the camera on the road on Carnival day in Port-of-Spain Trinidad in the midday sun.
A male blue devil poses at the Savannah in Port-of-Spain Trinidad in front of a crowd of people on Carnival Day with stick in hand and whistle on his neck he is covered in deep blue from head to waist.
Wendy Fitzwilliam smiles to the camera on the road on Carnival day dressed in a sequined green bikini with green peacock feathered headpiece and big smile.
A beautifully painted woman depicts an Indian chief and sticks out her tongue as a way of intimidating a passerby on the road at Carnival time in Trinidad.
Richly decorated Indian with two coloured painted face sticks his tongue out as a way of intimidating an approaching visitor on the road on Carnival day in the middle of Port-of-Spain Trinidad.
Warrior in front of his tribe from the Carnival band Africa designed by Brian MacFarlane for Carnival in Trinidad. They perform on the stage in the downtown parade of the bands on Carnival Tuesday under a scorching sun.
A very cheery woman with face painted in red and white is enveloped in a red costume with feathered headdress and large white beads on the road on Carnival day in Port-of-Spain Trinidad.
A woman dances her way on stage fan in hand and wide layered creme and white dress with headdress and wide rim sunglasses on the road on Carnival day in Trinidad at the downtown judging point followed by a group of women dancers under the midday sun in Port-of-Spain Trinidad.
An adult male painted in peeling yellow paint depicts an Indian warrior stooped low to pose for a photograph on Carnival day in Port-of-Spain Trinidad in the road in the centre of town. He wears beads covered in yellow paint and a head dress made with felt, beads and feathers over his braided hair.
Three friends dance and sing together with big grins as they perform on stage on Carnival Day as part of the Brian MacFarlane creation of the band Africa which was the winning band at the Trinidad Carnival in 2009.
A bunch of female dancers bend forwards as they make their way onto the stage to perform as part of the Carnival band Africa by Brian MacFarlane. The band won Band of the Year in 2009.
A tired blue devil looks around with whistle in his mouth and red horns towards the crowd and away from the camera on the road under the bright sun on Carnival day with his silver face and fancy headdress.
On a hot Carnival day in the centre of Port-of-Spain a group of female masqueraders welcome the water being sprayed on their backs by a good looking strong black young man standing on a wall with a group on friends with a whistle in his mouth.
The male section leaders look on while women from the band Haiwatha perform on stage with bended knees at Carnival in Trinidad with confetti on the ground and dust in the air the band makes a colourful and captivating performance with their depiction of Indians.
A tired young masquerader all dressed in blue against a blue metal fence leans her head on her knee shoes off and in front of her body as she sits on the pavement near the Savannah in Port-of-Spain Trinidad
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Huge, white-and-black albatross. Juvenile, white head, neck, upper mantle, rump and underparts. White mantle flecked black. Dark black-brown upper wing with white flecks on coverts and white leading edge. White tail, tipped black-brown. White under wing with black tip. bird wild life coastline sea waves wing span Kaikoura Peninsula South Island
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