Migratory species – The Golden plover (Pluvialis dominica)

August, September, October and November are yearly high seasons for migratory birds on the islands of Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire. Plovers can sometimes be quite tricky to identify. This is the American Golden Plover.

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.

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.

Ethical Nature Photography (1)

Bird photographers do the craziest things to capture a beautiful image on camera. However, it is extremely important to be very careful while doing so, to avoid causing damage to nature and the habitat, or to avoid harassing the birds to take the perfect photo.

Leucism 2: a leucistic Rufous-collared sparrow

A few weeks ago, we wrote about the subject of leucism. Photographer Tom Lacroix recently found a leucistic Rufous-collared sparrow on Curaçao.

Biology: Leucism in the animal world

In nature, various colour abnormalities can occur in animals, including birds. Albinism is one of them, but an even more common abnormality is so-called leucism; an abnormality in the pigment cells that leads to reduced pigmentation and can affect all types of pigments.

Special visitors: Black skimmers

Black skimmers are regular visitors to the islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao and can be spotted as early as May.

Global Big Day – Counting birds together around the world

On Saturday, May 9, it’s that time again. Global Big Day will be held worldwide. An international day, organized by Cornell Ornithology Lab, on which thousands of people go out into gardens and nature reserves to search for land and water birds to count them. This takes a snapshot of bird diversity and density around the world with everyone active on the same day. All counting data is entered on the eBird website, www.ebird.org, creating a massive database of bird diversity.

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