Help make the seabird breeding season on Curaçao a success!

April, May, June, July and part of August are the months that mark the breeding season of seabirds on Curacao. In April, the breeding rituals and nesting begin, a crucial period that we point out every year. And where you too can make a major contribution to making this a successful breeding season. Read on and help!

Tiny critters: Sceliphron asiaticum

Meet the wasp species responsible for the mud constructions on the walls that appear almost overnight.

Video snippet: Cackling exotics make a home on Curaçao

Most visitors to the island of Curaçao will not expect to see large free roaming parrots in the wild, but the lucky observer will see just that now in many urban locations on the island.

Shrubs and trunks full of shells

Anyone who walks in the mondi of Jan Thiel on Curaçao during the dry season, and other locations as well, can regularly come across a strange phenomenon; trees, grasses and shrubs that are completely covered with the white Kokolishi di kalakuna (Cerion uva).

Getting rid of the pellet

Many birds regurgitate remains of their prey as there are usually some parts that are not digestible. We captures this Yellow-crowned Night Heron doing exactly that.

The shiny nest robber

Yellow Orioles (Icterus nigrogularis curasoensis) have been known to be regular victims of the invasive Shiny Cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis).

Dealing with heat

What do birds do when they live in an extremely hot location and need to manage their body temperature.

Fatherly care

Years ago I had the fortunate opportunity to work with a professional nature photographer, Peter van der Wolf. He had a highly developed sense of animal behavior, and this helped him, for example, to trace nests of breeding birds.

A bid for her favors

Impress, dance, the most beautiful colors and feathers. It takes quite a bit of work for a male bird to seduce a female. With one species it is even more complicated than the other, as evidenced by the latest documentary on Netflix called ‘Dancing with the Birds’.

The ‘Atlantic Ghost Crab’

As soon as the last human feet leave the beach and the sun sends its last rays onto the land, a completely different world wakes up and starts living its…

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