Oceanic Society

The five of us who arrive early in the day meet in Nadi for a van drive across Viti Levu, the largest of the Fijian islands. We pass through interesting villages of one-story frame houses and expanses of pan-tropical vegetation. Some sugarcane is being harvested. We see Common and Jungle Mynas, Red-vented Bulbuls, and a Swamp Harrier; only the latter is a native bird. ...read more