Wild flowers: Commelina erecta

When the humidity is right, the ground is wet and you have the luck to have the seeds of these plants in the ground, these little sweethearts will grow like crazy

Fungus: Clathrus sp.

The Latticed stinkhorn is called that for a reason. The mushroom produces a dark brown, rotting-flesh-smelling substance in the centre of its gauzy structure, which attracts flies and other insects.

Tiny critters: Ultramarine Hover Fly

During the large-scale biodiversity study conducted a couple of years ago by various scientists, primarily on Bonaire, a considerable number of small creatures were found and identified.

Fish: Green Moray eel

A strikingly large moray eel species is the Green Moray eel (Gymnothorax funebris), a species found in large parts of the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Se

Wild flowers: Makurá

Bright red beans with a black dot are the feature of this plant that most people will recognize. The flowers are delicate and pink.

Video snippet: migratory waterbirds in Curaçao

he fall bird migration, in which millions of birds travel from North America to the Caribbean and South America to overwinter, is in full swing and the ABC-islands are the host for some of these species to overwinter on, or to use as a resting point before continuing their journey south.

Forests on the semi-arid ABC islands (13) – Forests, natural areas in danger (B)

The disruption of natural processes is the final blow to forests. The isolation of small patches of nature, disrupting not only animals but also plants in their natural habitat, is a common occurrence on the ABC Islands.

Wild flowers: Ceratosanthes palmata

The plant known scientifically as Ceratosanthes palmata occurs on all three ABC-islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao .

Bird watching on Curaçao in September

September is the hotspot month for bird migration in the fall. All kinds of warblers, swallows, waders, birds of prey and other waterfowl are on the move on their way south and many species will use the island as a place to rest and replenish their fat reserves after which they will continue their journey south or decide to stay longer and sometimes even overwinter.

Moth species: Nepheloleuca politia

The Nepheloleuca politia is a moth species belonging to the Geometridae family.

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