Bonaire – Caribbean Footprint

Wild flowers: Wayaca (Guaiacum officinale)

juni 30, 2026

The popular and striking native local tree Guaiacum officinale has, in addition to its scientific name, several other names that vary from island to island and from location to location on the ABC-islands

Ethical Nature Photography (1)

juni 29, 2026

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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.

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Shells: Amber Pen Shell (Pinna carnea)

juni 11, 2026

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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.

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Moth species: Fig Sphinx (Pachylia ficus)

juni 5, 2026

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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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Wild flowers: Buttonwood (Conocarpus erectus)

juni 3, 2026

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This post is also available in: Dutch (below) The Buttonwood is a tree species that has become part of the landscaping in various neighbourhoods on all three islands of Aruba,…

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Biology: Leucism in the animal world

mei 27, 2026

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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.

Marine environment - Mariene milieu

Marine treasures: The Blue button (Porpita porpita)

mei 20, 2026

Michelle Pors-da Costa Gomez

Anyone visiting and strolling along the coast regularly can encounter a bright blue organism resembling a jellyfish after a period of change in wave and wind patterns: the Blue Button.

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Special visitors: Black skimmers

mei 14, 2026

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

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Wild flowers: Teku di palu (Tillandsia flexuosa)

mei 12, 2026

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The Teku di palu, also known as Yerba di cabai, tree bromeliad, or Tillandsia (Tillandsia flexuosa), is an epiphytic plant that grows in areas on the islands with high humidity.

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Global Big Day – Counting birds together around the world

mei 6, 2026

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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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