Dry season.
Century plants on hill.
Wabi and Brasilia blooming.
Dry season, sun up. In the foreground: Wabi trees.
A few showers and the island is green!
Habitat and biodiversity of Curaçao. Plants, flowers, trees, wildlife, wildflowers, birds, insects, mammals and more. All photos are copyright protected
Pagina's
- Welcome at Hiking Curaçao!
- Hiking Curaçao: Flora and Fauna
- Hiking Curaçao: The Trails
- Hiking Curaçao: Tips and Info
- 1. BiRDS
- 2. INSECTS, SPIDERS
- 3. REPTILES, FROGS, LIZARDS
- 4. MAMMALS
- 5. FISH
- 6. CRABS
- 7. SHELLS, SNAILS
- 8. FOSSILS
- A. FLOWERS, BUSHES
- B. TREES
- C. CACTI, SEMI-CACTI
- D. MUSHROOMS, FUNGI
- H. MISCELLANEOUS, THIS and THAT
Oil in Jan Kok Salt Pans
JAN KOK SALT PANS
Flamingos still can find food at the far end of the saltpan.
Antilliaans Dagblad (in Dutch)
Meer foto's: Olieramp Bij Jan Kok (in Dutch)
Flamingos still can find food at the far end of the saltpan.
Antilliaans Dagblad (in Dutch)
Meer foto's: Olieramp Bij Jan Kok (in Dutch)
Mata Galiña or Mata Ratu?
Kippenboom of Rattenboom?
De bonen dienden vroeger als geitenvoer.
The beans were used as food for goats.
Flowers and leaves
Flowers and leaves
Flower
The tree with the beans. Some trees can become quite big. But in our garden they are still bushes or small trees.
We know the people here, speak of Mata Galiña or Mata Ratu. There is no information about these trees, other than that the beans served as goat food.
De bonen dienden vroeger als geitenvoer.
The beans were used as food for goats.
Flowers and leaves
Flowers and leaves
Flower
The tree with the beans. Some trees can become quite big. But in our garden they are still bushes or small trees.
We know the people here, speak of Mata Galiña or Mata Ratu. There is no information about these trees, other than that the beans served as goat food.
Curaçao
Curaçao
Chuchubi Nest - Mockingbird on nest - Spotvogel op nest
Update: The nest is empty. One side of the nest is open. We think it might be the big doves that, time and time again, were chased away by the Chuchubi, took the eggs. Could have been a lizzard or the Trupial, or some other bird too.
Grey Kingbird, Grote Grijze Vliegenvanger, Pimpiri, Tyrannus dominicensis
Grey Kingbird - Grote Grijze Vliegenvanger - Pimpiri (Tyrannus dominicensis)The Gray Kingbird is pale gray on the back with a dark mask. It has no white tail tip.
lady beetle Cycloneda devestita
Green bug. Very similar to the Lady Bug. Not very known. There hasn't yet been a serious study of the insect world of Curaçao. Then green bug acts like the Lady bug and is a useful predator in the fight against pests.
More about local bugs: Caribbean Footprint
Unknown Bug, same size as the green bug above.
Agave Weevils!!
Another invasive species has been observed, one that might pose a potential threat to the ecology of Curacao. Caribbean Foorprint
Curaçao
Curaçao
Dornasol - Ruby-topaz Hummingbird
Ruby-topaz Hummingbird, Rode Kolibrie, Dornasol, Chrysolampis mosquitus.
Foto: Derk Cools
More Dornasol on this site:
Colourful Dornasol
Dornasol in Dividivi tree
Hummingbirds Info:
Avian Web
Oiseaux
Arkive
Foto: Derk Cools
More Dornasol on this site:
Colourful Dornasol
Dornasol in Dividivi tree
Hummingbirds Info:
Avian Web
Oiseaux
Arkive
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