Things to see – Bonaire Today

Birds of Bonaire – Yellow oriole

2020-03-11 Arjen

The Yellow Oriole is a nice yellow and black bird that is famous for its beautiful woven hanging nests. This bird can be found everywhere on Bonaire, in nature it will look for insects and small fruits and in gardens it will often go for ripe hanging fruits. This bird can also be lured with sugar. On Bonaire, this bird... Read More

Butterflies on Bonaire – Lilac-banded longtail or Dorantes longtail

2020-03-082020-03-04 Arjen

The Lilac-banded longtail or Urbanus dorantes is one of the butterflies you can often see on Bonaire. This butterfly species has a wingspan of a couple of centimeters and is recognizable because of the long brown tail and its behaviour, this butterfly has an erratic flight pattern. While you can often see this butterfly on Bonaire, to get a good... Read More

Butterflies on Bonaire – White peacock

2020-03-082020-03-04 Arjen

The White peacock or Anartia jatrophae is a very nice butterfly that you sometimes see on Bonaire. This butterfly has white/grey wings with orange/brown borders and three dots on the wings. You can find this butterfly all over the Caribean as well as the southern states of the US and all over South America. The male of this butterfly has... Read More

Butterflies on Bonaire – Gulf Fritillary

2020-03-072020-03-04 Arjen

The Gulf Fritillary or Agraulis vanillae is one of the easiest butterflies to spot on Bonaire. The orange wings with a little black in them make it easy to see in between the green and grey bushes. Sometimes you might confuse this one and the Monarch butterfly but when you come closer it is easy to distinguish the species. You... Read More

Butterflies on Bonaire – White-tipped black

2020-03-052020-03-04 Arjen

The White-tipped black or Snowbush spanworm is one of the butterflies you might see often when you are on Bonaire in the beginning of the year. This small butterfly has a wingspan of just over an inch and is recognizable because of the white tips on the black wings, the black/orange body and its big black feelers. In the right... Read More

Butterflies on Bonaire – Monarch

2020-03-042020-03-04 Arjen

The Monarch or Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is one of the butterflies you can often see on Bonaire, especially during or just after the raining season in the beginning of the year. This butterfly is spread out over the mainland of North and South America as well as the islands. Also, the Monarch is still expanding its living areas across... Read More

Butterflies on Bonaire – Clavipes sphinx

2020-03-04 Arjen

De Aellopos clavipes or Clavipes sphinx is a moth that lives on Bonaire and other Caribean islands as well as Central America. You might also find this moth in countries like Venezuala and states like California and Texas in the United States. The behaviour of this moth can look like a hummingbird and at first glance you might confuse it... Read More

Butterflies on Bonaire – Banded sphinx moth

2020-03-032020-03-03 Arjen

The Banded shpinx moth or Eumorpha fasciatus is one of the moth species that you sometimes can see on Bonaire. This moth is mostly active during the evening hours and at night. You can find the Banded sphinx moth on other Caribean islands as well, and in South America. This is one of the bigger moths you can see on... Read More

Masquerade on Bonaire

2020-01-202020-01-20 Arjen

A very interesting event on Bonaire is the Masquerade or as we call it the Maskarade. There are a couple of groups that still do these historical performances, normally in the first week of the New Year. Performance by Masqueraders During the performance, the Masqueraders play a variety of scenes, like the hunt for a shark which they will catch... Read More

Birds of Bonaire – Tropical Mockingbird

2020-01-04 Arjen

The Tropical mockingbird is a bird you often see on Bonaire, you can find it over the whole island, in gardens and in the middle of nowhere, everywhere it might find some food. This bird can be very cheeky, it will try to eat fruit in your garden and when you leave something edible behind on an outside table, it... Read More