September 29 1 Carib grackle

September 29

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September 29th 2022
Wow, it is Thursday already!! Guess what we did at 7 am? Jumped up and went birding at the Spanish Lagoon of course. Can’t beat the photo of the Ruby-topaz humming bird taken the other day, but there’s a really cute one of the hummer with a HUGE bare-eyed pigeon on the same branch. You can imagine lots of subtitles for that.And another where he is displaying his lovely red fanned tail. We re ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Aruba » Santa Cruz

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Discovered and claimed for Spain in 1499, Aruba was acquired by the Dutch in 1636. The island's economy has been dominated by three main industries. A 19th century gold rush was followed by prosperity brought on by the opening in 1924 of an oil refin... ... read more