Curaçao Nature

 Hiking the trails of Curaçao sometimes gives you the feeling of Wilderness and Jungle.

 "Bolcactus" Only on Curaçao!

 A trail.

 Colors of Hato.

 Narrow trail, Plantage Portmarie.

 Mangrove trees. Sint Joris

Big Leaves. What grows on the North Coast?

Geelkruinkwak - krab`chi korona hel - yellow crowned night heron

Nyctanassa violacea at Sint Michiel saliña.

Foto's: Carel de Haseth

Golden Oriole - Troepiaal

Oranje troepiaal - Icterus icterus - Trupial

Troepiaal on a windy day.
Troepiaal

Piepkleine blauwe vlinder - Miniscule blue butterfly

Foto: Derk Cools

Summer Azure Butterfly (Celestrina neglecta)?
We don't have the name of this very small butterfly. Span: about half an inch.

Kleine Zwarte vlinder - Tiny black butterfly

wingspan 2 cm.
Pyrrhopygopsis Socrates?

foto's: Femia Cools

Foto's: J.Duinker

Pega pega - Gekko - Hagedis

The pega pega - a cousin of the gecko - is named for the suction pads on its feet that allow it to grip virtually any surface (pega means “to stick” in Papiamento).

Tiny brown butterfly - Kleine bruine vlinder

Dreamy Duskywing?

If so:
Family: Skipper (Hesperiidae)
Subfamily: Spread-wing Skipper (Pyrginae)
Average Wingspan: 1 1/8" - 1 1/2"