Fish: Beaugregory (Stegastes leucostictus)

Spotting colourful fish in the crystal clear waters of the Caribbean is often the main goal of avid snorkelers on the island, both local and visiting. Meet the Beaugregory.

Young and adult – Tropical mockingbird (the adventures of junior)

Photographing bird nests containing chicks is a ‘big no-no’ in nature photography. If you were to submit such a photo to a photo contest, disqualification is usually the result.

Video snippet: Flamingos dancing on Bonaire

It might take months before the Flamingo breeding season officially starts on Bonaire, but in several locations you might already observe flamingo dancing.

Moth species: Black witch moth (Ascalapha odorata)

Every year, there are certain animal species that trigger a cloud of reactions on social media. The Black Witch Moth is one of them.

Successful breeding adventures of seabirds on Curaçao

Every year, hundreds to thousands of birds come to the island of Curaçao to produce their offspring. During the period from mid-March to well into late August, and sometimes even mid-September, various species of terns, gulls, and other bird species come to our island, as well as to Bonaire and Aruba, to search the coast for suitable breeding sites to raise their young.

Video snippet: Nesting endeavours of the Bananaquit

Bananaquits on the island of Curaçao have been in full nesting building mode in the past weeks, as many locations on the island received some much needed rain.

Tiny critters: Orange longhorn beetle (Oxymerus aculeatus)

The Orange longhorn beetle is not officially called that; no popular name has been designated for these animals yet, but we do know that the scientific name is Oxymerus aculeatus, a species belonging to the family Cerambycidae (longhorn beetles).

Fish: Sharptail Snake-Eel (Myrichthys breviceps)

Various species of moray eels can be found in the waters of the ABC islands. Moray eels belong to the group of fish and not snakes, as many people think.

Shells: Amber Pen Shell (Pinna carnea)

When walking along the shores of our islands we you can sometime find delicate pink wing-shaped bivalve shelves of varying sizes that look and feel like they are made of the most fragile of materials.

Moth species: Fig Sphinx (Pachylia ficus)

Various species of sphinx moths can be found on Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao. The Fig sphinx (Pachylia ficus) is usually not very numerous on the islands.

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