Bonaire Nature 2024 Photo Gallery by Tom Murray at pbase.com

Bonaire Nature 2024

This is a week in Bonaire where my wife and I birded, snorkeled and enjoyed the nice warm weather. I'll be posting the pictures I took of birds, insects, lizards, fish and a few other things.

Yellow-shouldered Parrot - Amazona barbadensis	Yellow-shouldered Parrot - Amazona barbadensis	Bonaire Anole - Anolis bonairensis	Bare-eyed Pigeon - Patagioenas corensis	American Flamingo - Phoenicopterus ruber	American Flamingo - Phoenicopterus ruber
American Flamingo - Phoenicopterus ruber	American Flamingo - Phoenicopterus ruber	American Flamingo - Phoenicopterus ruber	Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) & Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)	Green Heron - Butorides virescens	Brown-throated Parakeet - Eupsittula pertinax
Brown-throated Parakeet - Eupsittula pertinax	Brown-throated Parakeet - Eupsittula pertinax	Brown-throated Parakeet - Eupsittula pertinax	Brown-throated Parakeet - Eupsittula pertinax	Brown-crested Flycatcher - Myiarchus tyrannulus	Brown-crested Flycatcher - Myiarchus tyrannulus
Lesser Yellowlegs - Tringa flavipes	Greater Yellowlegs - Tringa melanoleuca	Lesser Yellowlegs & Greater Yellowlegs	Yellow Warbler - Setophaga petechia	Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) & Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors)	Venezuelan Troupial - Icterus icterus
White-tipped Dove - Leptotila verreauxi	Ruddy Turnstone - Arenaria interpres	Black-faced Grassquit - Melanospiza bicolor	Black-faced Grassquit - Melanospiza bicolor (female)	Eared Dove - Zenaida auriculata	Least Sandpiper - Calidris minutilla
Short-billed Dowitcher - Limnodromus griseus	Semipalmated Sandpiper - Calidris pusilla	Black-necked Stilt - Himantopus mexicanus	Semipalmated Plover - Charadrius semipalmatus	Wilson's Snipe - Gallinago delicata	Royal Tern - Thalasseus maximus
Brown Booby - Sula leucogaster	Reddish Egret - Egretta rufescens	Bananaquit - Coereba flaveola	Bananaquit - Coereba flaveola	Yellow-shouldered Parrot - Amazona barbadensis	Yellow-shouldered Parrot - Amazona barbadensis
Yellow Warbler - Setophaga petechia	Yellow Warbler - Setophaga petechia	Saffron Finch - Sicalis flaveola	House Sparrow - Passer domesticus	Common Ground Dove - Columbina passerina	Lesser Yellowlegs - Tringa flavipes
Bare-eyed Pigeon - Patagioenas corensis	Blue-winged Teal, Black-necked Stilt & Least Grebe	Gray Kingbird - Tyrannus dominicensis	Lesser Yellowlegs - Tringa flavipes	Least Grebe - Tachybaptus dominicus	Ruby-topaz Hummingbird - Chrysolampis mosquitus
Ruby-topaz Hummingbird - Chrysolampis mosquitus	Ruby-topaz Hummingbird - Chrysolampis mosquitus	Ruby-topaz Hummingbird - Chrysolampis mosquitus	Common Gallinules - Gallinula galeata	Magnificent Frigatebirds - Fregata magnificens	Royal Tern - Thalasseus maximus
Brown-throated Parakeet - Eupsittula pertinax	Brown-throated Parakeet - Eupsittula pertinax	Brown-throated Parakeet - Eupsittula pertinax	Stilt Sandpiper - Calidris himantopus	Stilt Sandpiper - Calidris himantopus & Willet - Tringa semipalmata	Spotted Sandpiper - Actitis macularius
Sanderling - Calidris alba	Blue-tailed Emerald - Chlorostilbon mellisugus	Yellow Warbler - Setophaga petechia	Black-bellied Whistling-Duck - Dendrocygna autumnalis	Northern Scrub-Flycatcher - Sublegatus arenarum	Northern Scrub-Flycatcher - Sublegatus arenarum
Ruby-topaz Hummingbird - Chrysolampis mosquitus (female)	Solitary Sandpiper - Tringa solitaria	Crested Caracara - Caracara plancus	Blue-based Theope - Theope virgilius	Hanno Blue - Hemiargus hanno	Zopyrion satyrina
Gulf Fritillary - Dione vanillae	Monarch - Danaus plexippus	Little Yellow - Pyrisitia lisa	Cloudless Sulphur - Phoebis sennae	Zopyrion satyrina	Erichson's White-Skipper - Heliopetes domicella
Lyside Sulphur - Kricogonia lyside	Impostor Duskywing - Gesta gesta	Silver Garden Orbweaver - Argiope argentata	Cura�ao Paper Wasp - Polistes myersi curassavicus	Rhammatocerus sp. grasshopper	Rambur's Forktail - Ischnura ramburii
Rambur's Forktail - Ischnura ramburii	White-tipped Black Moth - Melanchroia chephise	Carmine Skimmer - Orthemis discolor	Carmine Skimmer - Orthemis discolor	Green Iguana - Iguana iguana	Green Iguana - Iguana iguana
Bonaire Whiptail - Cnemidophorus ruthveni (immature)	Bonaire Whiptail - Cnemidophorus ruthveni	Cactus	Mexican Organ Pipe - Stenocereus griseus	Cactus	Giant Milkweed - Calotropis procera
White Scroll Alga - Padina sanctae-crucis	Sally Lightfoot Crab - Grapsus grapsus	Spotted Trunkfish - Lactophrys bicaudalis	Chain Moray - Echidna catenata	Spotted Porcupinefish - Diodon hystrix	Squirrelfish - Holocentrus adscensionis
Common Lionfish - Pterois volitans	Black Triggerfish - Melichthys niger	French Angelfish - Pomacanthus paru	Longspined Porcupinefish - Diodon holocanthus	Giant Anemone - Condylactis gigantea	Orangespotted Filefish - Cantherhines pullus
Spotted Moray - Gymnothorax moringa	Sand Diver - Synodus intermedius	Night Sergeant - Abudefduf taurus	Stoplight Parrotfish - Sparisoma viride	Queen Parrotfish - Scarus vetula	immature Stoplight Parrotfish - Sparisoma viride
Beaugregory - Stegastes leucostictus	immature Stoplight Parrotfish - Sparisoma viride	Yellow Tube Sponge - Aplysina fistularis	Brown Chromis - Azurina multilineata	Dusky Squirrelfish - Neoniphon vexillarium	Spanish Hogfish - Bodianus rufus
Harlequin Bass - Serranus tigrinus	Harlequin Bass - Serranus tigrinus	Elkhorn Coral - Acropora palmata	Caribbean Ocean Surgeonfish - A Ccanthurus tractus	Caribbean Ocean Surgeonfish - A Ccanthurus tractus	Caribbean Ocean Surgeonfish - A Ccanthurus tractus
Atlantic Sea Plumes - Genus Antillogorgia sp.	Rainbow Parrotfish - Scarus guacamaia	Coney - Cephalopholis fulva	Atlantic Sea Plumes - Antillogorgia sp.	Caesar Grunt - Haemulon carbonarium	Slippery Dick - Halichoeres bivittatus
West Indian Fuzzy Chiton - Acanthopleura granulata	Princess Parrotfish - Scarus taeniopterus	Western Atlantic Trumpetfish - Aulostomus maculatus	Princess Parrotfish - Scarus taeniopterus	Striped Parrotfish - Scarus iseri	Mahogany Snapper - Lutjanus mahogoni
Yellow Goatfish - Mulloidichthys martinicus	Crocodile Needlefish - Tylosurus crocodilus	immature French Grunt - Haemulon flavolineatum	Yellowfin Mojarra - Gerres cinereus	Black Triggerfish - Melichthys niger	Yellow Pencil Coral - Madracis auretenra
Stovepipe Sponge - Aplysina archeri	Yellowtail Damselfish - Microspathodon chrysurus	Atlantic Sea Plumes - Genus Antillogorgia	Row Pore Rope Sponge - Aplysina cauliformis	Pitted Sponge - Verongula rigida	Yellowtail Damselfish - Microspathodon chrysurus
Knobby Sea Rods - Genus Eunicea	Caribbean Christmas Tree Worm - Spirobranchus giganteus	Atlantic Sea Plumes - Genus Antillogorgia	Bicolor Damselfish - Stegastes partitus	Smallmouth Grunt - Brachygenys chrysargyrea	Row Pore Rope Sponge - Aplysina cauliformis
Green Sea Turtle - Chelonia mydas	Threespot Damselfish - Stegastes planifrons	Graysby - Cephalopholis cruentata	Threespot Damselfish - Stegastes planifrons	Schoolmaster Snapper - Lutjanus apodus	Smallmouth Grunt - Brachygenys chrysargyrea
Yellowhead Wrasse - Halichoeres garnoti	Whitespotted Filefish - Cantherhines macrocerus	Whitespotted Filefish - Cantherhines macrocerus	Staghorn Coral - Acropora cervicornis	Graysby - Cephalopholis cruentata	Great Barracuda - Sphyraena barracuda
Sharptail Eel - Myrichthys breviceps	Sharptail Eel - Myrichthys breviceps	Yellow Goatfish - Mulloidichthys martinicus	Caribbean Ocean Surgeonfish - Acanthurus tractus	Atlantic Blue Tang - Acanthurus coeruleus	Longfin Damselfish - Stegastes diencaeus
Caribbean Sharpnose Puffer - Canthigaster rostrata	Banded Butterflyfish - Chaetodon striatus	Sharksucker - Echeneis naucrates	Atlantic Tarpon - Megalops atlanticus	Atlantic Tarpon - Megalops atlanticus	P1220448.JPG
Knobby Sea Rods - Eunicea sp.	Orbicella sp. coral	immature Queen Parrotfish - Scarus vetula	Christmas Tree Worms - Spirobranchus giganteus	CaribbeanChristmas Tree Worms - Spirobranchus giganteus	Yellowtail Parrotfish - Sparisoma rubripinne
Yellowtail Parrotfish - Sparisoma rubripinne	Spotted Moray - Gymnothorax moringa	Yellowtail Parrotfish - Sparisoma rubripinne	Keeltail Needlefish - Platybelone argalus	Scrawled Filefish - Aluterus scriptus	Scrawled Filefish - Aluterus scriptus
Mahogany Snapper - Lutjanus mahogoni	French Angelfish - Pomacanthus paru	Smooth Trunkfish - Lactophrys triqueter	Puddingwife Wrasse - Halichoeres radiatus	Puddingwife Wrasse - Halichoeres radiatus	Bonefish - Albula vulpes
Redband Parrotfish - Sparisoma aurofrenatum	Redband Parrotfish - Sparisoma aurofrenatum	Bonefish - Albula vulpes	French Grunt - Haemulon flavolineatum	immature Atlantic Blue Tang - Acanthurus coeruleus	Bandtail Puffer - Sphoeroides spengleri
Bandtail Puffer - Sphoeroides spengleri	Coney - Cephalopholis fulva	Bluestriped Grunt - Haemulon sciurus	Permit - Trachinotus falcatus	Palometa - Trachinotus goodei	Smooth Trunkfish - Lactophrys triqueter
Smooth Trunkfish - Lactophrys triqueter	Brown Pelican - Pelecanus occidentalis	French Angelfish - Pomacanthus paru	Scrawled Filefish - Aluterus scriptus	Atlantic Blue Tang - Acanthurus coeruleus	Yellow Goatfish - Mulloidichthys martinicus
Longspined Porcupinefish - Diodon holocanthus	Brazilian Reef Octopus - Octopus insularis	Brazilian Reef Octopus - Octopus insularis	Christmas Tree Hydroid - Pennaria disticha	Giant Anemone - Condylactis gigantea	Spotted Moray - Gymnothorax moringa
Caribbean Redlip Blenny - Ophioblennius macclurei	Dusky Damselfish - Stegastes adustus	Bumblebee Two-spot Octopus - Octopus hummelincki	Chain Moray - Echidna catenata	West Indian Sea Egg - Tripneustes ventricosus	Lobed Star Coral - Orbicella annularis
Yellow Goatfish - Mulloidichthys martinicus	French Grunt - Haemulon flavolineatum	Plexaurid Sea Fans - Plexauridae	Greater Soapfish - Rypticus saponaceus	Caribbean Redlip Blenny - Ophioblennius macclurei	Caribbean Redlip Blenny - Ophioblennius macclurei
Saddled Blenny - Malacoctenus triangulatus	immature Caribbean Bluehead Wrasse - Thalassoma bifasciatum	Caribbean Sharpnose Puffer - Canthigaster rostrata	Dusky Squirrelfish - Neoniphon vexillarium	Spotted Scorpionfish - Scorpaena plumieri	Chain Moray - Echidna catenata
Hairy Blenny - Labrisomus nuchipinnis	Mojarras sp.	Bearded Fireworm - Hermodice carunculata	White Mullet - Mugil curema	immature Grunts - Haemulon sp.	Social Feather Duster Worm - Bispira brunnea
Yellow Goatfish - Mulloidichthys martinicus	Caribbean Ocean Surgeonfish - Acanthurus tractus	Sharptail Eel - Myrichthys breviceps	Sharptail Eel - Myrichthys breviceps	Spotted Drum - Eques punctatus

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Eli Finkelstein		04-Feb-2024 14:39
Great gallery,wonderful place.

Don		27-Jan-2024 22:50
I am enjoying this gallery very much.

PauloCGama		26-Jan-2024 19:17
Tom, looking forward to seeing more. I love Bonaire!!

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