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Flora and Fauna in Curacao

The rainy season starts in October and ends in February. We were told that the ABC islands had more rain this year than in the past 70 years. What is usually desert-like conditions instead was lush with bougainvillea, hibiscus and other tropical flowers. While touring we did see goats at the side of the road.
A wall of yellow
A wall of yellow		 Allamanda
Allamanda		 A tree in bloom
A tree in bloom		 Poison apple
Poison apple
The cacti are drowning in water
The cacti are drowning in water		 A pretty weed
A pretty weed		 Ixora coccinea
Ixora coccinea		 The Aloe Vera in bloom
The Aloe Vera in bloom
Bougainvillea grows wild at the side of the road
Bougainvillea grows wild at the side of the road		 Every colour of bougainvillea imaginable
Every colour of bougainvillea imaginable		 Bougainvillea up close
Bougainvillea up close		 Striking fushia coloured bougainvillea
Striking fushia coloured bougainvillea
More roadside bougainvillea
More roadside bougainvillea		 Several warblers loved this bush
Several warblers loved this bush		 A vine type weed all over the island ..oh! so pretty!
A vine type weed all over the island ..oh! so pretty!		 Bougainvillea everywhere!
Bougainvillea everywhere!
Guess who is hiding in this plant?
Guess who is hiding in this plant?		 Looks like giant milkweed
Looks like giant milkweed		 A crab sunning himself on the rocks
A crab sunning himself on the rocks		 A hermit crab in a very lovely shell ..nothing but the best for this wee fella
A hermit crab in a very lovely shell ..nothing but the best for this wee fella
A sand crab ... good camouflage
A sand crab ... good camouflage
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