{"id":13019,"date":"2025-11-13T20:55:32","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T20:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daniehermes.com\/?p=13019"},"modified":"2025-11-13T21:54:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T21:54:13","slug":"rocklands-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daniehermes.com\/?p=13019","title":{"rendered":"Rocklands Bird Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13019\" class=\"elementor elementor-13019\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4333ab7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4333ab7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f79010 elementor-widget elementor-widget-Section Title\" data-id=\"5f79010\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"Section Title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tt-section-title center shape-bottom\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"section-heading\">Rocklands Bird Sanctuary<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p> Montego Bay, Jamaica <\/P>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0310bb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f0310bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-438e6d8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"438e6d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c45bb4e hover-img elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c45bb4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/daniehermes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/jamaica2-1024x819.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12970\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daniehermes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/jamaica2-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/daniehermes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/jamaica2-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/daniehermes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/jamaica2-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daniehermes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/jamaica2-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/daniehermes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/jamaica2-2048x1639.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/daniehermes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/jamaica2-15x12.jpg 15w, https:\/\/daniehermes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/jamaica2-600x480.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13463b2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13463b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-981cda9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-Section Title\" data-id=\"981cda9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"Section Title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tt-section-title start shape-left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"section-heading\">Expanding my birding<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since giving birth to my son my husband and I really haven't had the opportunity to do much traveling lately but when a work trip lead to the need to travel to Jamaica (boo hoo, I know) we jumped at the chance for some kid free relaxation. And I specifically jumped at the chance to see some exotic birds. Jamaica is technically in the North American birding region and is known for some particularly unique birds including the Magnificent Frigatebird and the countries national bird the \nRed-billed streamertail (Trochilus Polytmus) known to locals as the Doctor Bird. <\/P>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36db497 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36db497\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8b6c51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-Section Title\" data-id=\"a8b6c51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"Section Title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tt-section-title  shape-left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When we arrived at the resort my husbands employer was quick to ask if there was anything we were interested in doing while on the island. Imagine their surprise when I said their was a well known bird sanctuary a few miles away that I would be absolutely elated to visit. My husband is not normally a \"bird guy\" but when I mentioned the sanctuary's  claim to fame was the ability to hand feed wild hummingbirds he was all in. The trip was arranged and off to Rockland Bird Preserve we went. <\/P>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab39b16 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ab39b16\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc4c398 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dc4c398\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75f7100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-Section Title\" data-id=\"75f7100\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"Section Title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tt-section-title start shape-left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tt-section-sab\">PLACES TO VISIT<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"section-heading\">Rocklands Bird Sanctuary <\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Rocklands Bird Sanctuary was established in the 1950s by conversationalist and 'First Lady of Jamaican Ornithology' Lisa Salmon. The preserve was her passion project and with great patience she spent years training wild birds to eat from the hands of her and her guests. Salmon has since passed but her legacy lives on.<\/P>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58da67e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"58da67e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efd94d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"efd94d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/daniehermes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_3363.mov\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f99f463 hover-img elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f99f463\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/daniehermes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/jamaica3-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12993\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daniehermes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/jamaica3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/daniehermes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/jamaica3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/daniehermes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/jamaica3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daniehermes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/jamaica3-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/daniehermes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/jamaica3-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/daniehermes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/jamaica3-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/daniehermes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/jamaica3-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7640ee e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a7640ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-061e831 elementor-widget elementor-widget-Section Title\" data-id=\"061e831\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"Section Title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tt-section-title  shape-left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Arriving at the sanctuary you are greated by friendly staff that explain the process for feeding the birds. Holding little mini bar style bottles of sugar water in a hand for the hummingbirds to come sip and perch from. The birds were lively and eager and it was really thrilling. Once we had fed birds for a period of time the employees offered to show us the flora and fauna of the sanctuary. That was a real treat. So many beautiful plants. Our host could see how enamored I was with the birds and asked if I had heard of potoos. Had I heard of the adorable muppet frog mouthed birds I spend time on Google staring at with joy? Yes, rings a bell. He said that he had seen a Potoo in the trees earlier that morning sleeping and he would show it to me. Well, he came through and I got a first hand sighting of a wild potoo. It was amazing. <\/P>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51c5f04 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"51c5f04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a2b629 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6a2b629\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0900a46 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0900a46\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ec0e45 hover-img elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4ec0e45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/daniehermes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/potoo-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12968\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daniehermes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/potoo-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daniehermes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/potoo-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/daniehermes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/potoo-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/daniehermes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/potoo-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/daniehermes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/potoo-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/daniehermes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/potoo-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/daniehermes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/potoo-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/daniehermes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/potoo-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6005b44 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6005b44\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e5deee hover-img elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e5deee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/daniehermes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/jamaica1-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12969\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daniehermes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/jamaica1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/daniehermes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/jamaica1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/daniehermes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/jamaica1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/daniehermes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/jamaica1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/daniehermes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/jamaica1-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/daniehermes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/jamaica1-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/daniehermes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/jamaica1-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/daniehermes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/jamaica1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdc2630 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bdc2630\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f237ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-Section Title\" data-id=\"8f237ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"Section Title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tt-section-title start shape-left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tt-section-sab\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Rocklands Bird Sanctuary was such a wonderful and rewarding experience. I checked 10 or so birds of my life list and got a first hand experience at animal preservation on the island. I cannot recommend a visit enough if you are happen to be in the Montego Bay area. <\/P>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a0dfd5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3a0dfd5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff228fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-Section Title\" data-id=\"ff228fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"Section Title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tt-section-title  shape-left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I bring this to you now because the Rocklands Bird Sanctuary has been closed due to damage from Hurricane Melissa. This thriving paradise sustained heavy damage and require funding to rebuild and restore. If you are able, consider donating to the cause.  You can find more information here:<\/P>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa9bf5d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fa9bf5d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55f9cc8 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"55f9cc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rocklandsbirdsanctuary.com\/?fbclid=IwY2xjawOAnT5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE0UVRuNERNWU5YZlNXNzZYc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHovI5i9xgp75y_tkjHfl9LVxMmiZ7PXajQZlPgcBAd_-lRjoQbh5b2r2eV1y_aem_0BYon-U1oJasSqKD9g0t-w\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Donate Here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d275eaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d275eaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1826f53 elementor-widget 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