By Linda Richter - NetTech on Thursday, December 14, 2000 - 4:54 pm: |
(from Wild Flamingo by Bruce McMillan)
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By Robert Deal on Thursday, December 14, 2000 - 5:46 pm: |
Neat facts...seeing the time it takes for the chick to develop enough to feed itself and then to fly should really drive home the need to respect the nesting areas! I hope those ATVs are staying away.
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By Linda Richter - NetTech on Friday, December 15, 2000 - 8:50 am: |
Thankfully the flamingo sanctuary is very well tucked away from any traffic. It rests really inside the salinas of the salt company. Apparantly the flamingos need lots of quiet and privacy. From the road you can only see little bits of pink in the distance without binoculars.
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By Ellen Muller on Thursday, February 1, 2001 - 12:43 am: |
Picture of a juvenile flamingo taken south of the white slave huts.
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By Josie on Thursday, February 1, 2001 - 9:33 pm: |
WONDERFUL SHOT!!
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By Kerri Freeman on Friday, February 2, 2001 - 2:59 am: |
'I didn't say low profile, I said no profile. This shot is 'The end"! Great Stuff, Ellen!Can I ask about the Dove photos? Curving beaks mean Insect or seed eaters? What about the very poufy (ahem) breasts? Oh,Denise,look what you did!!!Webster figured it out!
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By Wendy S. Bolognesi on Saturday, February 17, 2001 - 12:23 pm: |
Ellen,can you tell me alittle about how you got this fabulous photo?
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By Ellen Muller on Tuesday, February 20, 2001 - 12:07 am: |
Wendy, what specifically would you like to know?
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By Wendy S. Bolognesi on Tuesday, February 20, 2001 - 6:58 pm: |
Ellen,well for starters how far away were you?
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By Ellen Muller on Tuesday, February 20, 2001 - 11:24 pm: |
Wendy, I was about 15 feet away from the flamingo. I was with my son, Jason, and he informed me that the young flamingos aren't as jitterish as the adults so I got fairly close. I have never been able to get that close to an adult flamingo in the wild. For every step that you take to get closer to them they seem to take 2 steps away! The juvenile flamingo was standing in a "tide pool" on the ocean side of the road leading south.
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By sherry baker on Wednesday, February 21, 2001 - 11:25 am: |
ellen, the photos you posted of the bananaquit are very nice. i think i noticed that little bird in the trees at Great Escapes. i thought it was about the size a small sparrow.?
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By Ellen Muller on Thursday, February 22, 2001 - 1:51 pm: |
Sherry, you have the size right. Both sexes look alike and they both nest and care for their young.
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By sherry baker on Thursday, February 22, 2001 - 3:22 pm: |
thank you ellen, i truely appreciate the info. when we were on bonaire i do not know why we overlooked buying a book with the birds of the island, will do so next year for sure.
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By Linda Richter - NetTech on Friday, February 23, 2001 - 9:56 am: |
I can't tell you much about the butterflies. Except I do know we have Monarchs here. Caren Ekrich found a monarch caterpiller and clipped some milkweed like plants that it was eating. She gave it to my daughter to watch it turn into a chrysalis and poof a butterfly. Very cool. I've also seen a very huge moth - big brown with eye patterns on the wings, 5-6inch wing span.
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By Josie on Friday, February 23, 2001 - 7:43 pm: |
I saw lots of Monarchs in the Sabedeco area during our Feb. trip. Didn't notice any other types, though
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By Glen Reem on Saturday, February 24, 2001 - 2:06 pm: |
Interesting about the Monarchs. The only wintering
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By Ellen Muller on Sunday, March 25, 2001 - 3:07 pm: |
I thought this history of the flamingos on Bonaire from the book "Birds of the Netherland Antilles" by Prof. Dr. K. H. Voous (pub. 1983) was very interesting.
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By Niki Harris on Saturday, July 7, 2001 - 10:14 pm: |
This young flamingo was poking around in front our chalet one day. His gray coloring indicates his youth. But under his wings he's starting to turn pink! Neat, eh?
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By Hazel Scharosch on Sunday, July 8, 2001 - 12:27 am: |
What a cool photo!!! Thanks to Bob for taking it, and to Niki for posting it!!
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By Kerri Freeman on Sunday, July 8, 2001 - 4:00 pm: |
Let's see,now...Bob carries the suitcases..Bob carries the gear....Bob carries the camera...Bob takes the pictures....Niki posts the pictures.....Hmmmm, what this world needs is a "Bob's R Us", or a 'Rent-a-Bob'...I think I could do the Niki part........
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By Niki Harris on Sunday, July 8, 2001 - 7:43 pm: |
Kerrie you're very astute and have things figured out perfectly, Bob
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By SANDY WEISS on Friday, October 4, 2002 - 9:52 pm: |
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4TH, 2002
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By Linnea Wijkhof-Wimberly on Thursday, October 10, 2002 - 6:27 pm: |
At the salt pans the flamingos are usually farther from the road and you need a good pair of binoculars or a big number lens on your camera to catch a good view/picture. At Gotomeer or Pikelmeer, since they do not nest there, the flamingos can be seen from the road with ease. On occasion they will be very close to the road. Very rarely one or two will be on the beach at one of the resorts or in the muck pan near the harbor in Kralendijk.
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By Linda Richter - NetTech on Thursday, October 10, 2002 - 8:08 pm: |
Definitely head north to Gotomeer. You can't touch the flamingos but you might be able to get within 20 feet of them. The flamingo sanctuary in the south if very far from the road and entry is strictly prohibited. It is one of the few breeding areas left in the world.
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By Linnea Wijkhof-Wimberly on Thursday, October 10, 2002 - 9:39 pm: |
They are also less like to spook if you stay in your car or on the other side of it from them. Definitely bring bi-noc's as they help to see them clearly even when they are fairly close. There are also endemic parrots, parakeets, and many other birds on the island. The island is not so big that you can't see most of it during one short day from a vehicle. If you don't want to go into Washington-Slaagbai park, a car will do fine, otherwise you will need something more rugged as the park roads are all dirt in various stages of repair/disrepair. Look in the 'Dining' thread for names and directions to places to eat lunch in the Rincon area. Don't be put off by mention of 'fungi' or 'funchi', it is a corn meal dish something like Italian polenta.
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By Linnea Wijkhof-Wimberly on Thursday, October 10, 2002 - 9:47 pm: |
Reading back thru the thread, I noticed that Peekelmeer and the salt pans are pretty much the same places. I was thinking of the old salt pans near Slaagbai that are accessible from the road, I guess that may be part of Gotomeer. I forget just what is where after being off island for a while. Oldtimer's disease, I guess.
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By Niki Harris on Thursday, October 10, 2002 - 11:56 pm: |
Aw Gee, I smile nostalgically... Bob's one and only appearance on BT, and our Kerri Mango. :-)
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By DARLENE ELLIS on Friday, October 11, 2002 - 10:22 am: |
Linda, Speaking of birds, How is Spirit Shoo shoo ? (I think that is the name) Any chance of posting a picture now that he is older.
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By Linda Richter - NetTech on Friday, October 11, 2002 - 6:24 pm: |
Spirit Shoo Shoo is recovering from molting. She shed lots of feathers from her head and I was joking she was pretended to be a bald eagle. The feathers are coming back in with more color - orangy-yellow instead of the green. I'll try to catch a picture of her tomorrow in the sunshine.
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By Linda Richter - NetTech on Friday, October 18, 2002 - 2:24 pm: |
Here is Spirit -
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By DARLENE ELLIS on Friday, October 18, 2002 - 3:50 pm: |
Thanks for posting Spirit Shoo Shoo. She is so-oo-oo cute!!!! I can't wait to see her in person in December!!!
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By Carole Baker on Friday, October 18, 2002 - 7:56 pm: |
Awwwww, what a sweetie! Beautiful little bird, Linda. Thanks for letting us see an updated pic...she'll be a heartbreaker quickly! Carole
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By Snorkelguy {Scott} on Friday, October 18, 2002 - 10:12 pm: |
Is that a Lora, Parakeet, or other Linda? Very beautiful bird, but I don’t know bird ids like I do the fish.
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By Linda Richter - NetTech on Saturday, October 19, 2002 - 11:06 am: |
Spirit is a prikichi, also known as a Caribbean Brownthroated Parakeet. She is the smaller but much louder green bird you see on Bonaire. Prikichis are the ones most people see year round.
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