RickCollier > Diving Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- Startled up from its sandy hiding place, this peacock flounder chose to rest in a particularly unhidden spot. ("Ol' Blue" dive site)   © Rick Collier




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RickCollier > Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- The Warawara (also called the Crested Caracara) is a large eagle that is found throughout the southern Caribbean.  Despite its imposing raptor appearance, the bird is primarily a scavenger.   © Rick Collier




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RickCollier > Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- The Warawara (also called the Crested Caracara) is a large eagle that is found throughout the southern Caribbean.  Despite its imposing raptor appearance, the bird is primarily a scavenger.   © Rick Collier




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RickCollier > Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- The yellow-shouldered parrot is indigenous to Bonaire.  It is a protected species but is nonetheless endangered.   © Rick Collier




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RickCollier > Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- Windward shores of Bonaire are beautiful but inhospitable and very dangerous.  Swimming is discouraged due to heavy surf and very strong and unpredictable surges and currents.   © Rick Collier




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RickCollier > Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- Flamingos flock and nest in the lakes at the north of Bonaire.  The flamingo is born white or gray, then acquires its coloration from chemicals in the fish it eats.  This accounts for the variation in colors between different individuals, with the youngest birds usually nearly completely gray or white.   © Rick Collier




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RickCollier > Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- Runoff from the trees turns the sandy bottom brown, while jellyfish rest on the bottom upside down in the warm, shallow waterways of the mangrove forest on the windward side of Bonaire.   © Rick Collier




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RickCollier > Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- The Mangrove Information Center offers guided, group kayak tours of the protected mangrove forests on Bonaire's windward side.   © Rick Collier




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RickCollier > Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- The Mangrove Information Center offers guided, group kayak tours of the protected mangrove forests on Bonaire's windward side.   © Rick Collier




Bonaire; "Netherlands Antilles"; Caribbean; tropic; tropical; vacation; destination; mangrove; mangroves; "Mangrove Information Center"; kayak; "kayak tour"; "mangrove forest"; "mangrove swamp"; tour; kayaking; excursion;
Diving Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- Startled up from its sandy hiding place, this peacock flounder chose to rest in a particularly unhidden spot. ("Ol' Blue" dive site) © Rick Collier




Bonaire; "Netherlands Antilles"; Caribbean; tropic; tropical; vacation; destination; scuba; dive; diving; underwater; "scuba dive"; "scuba diving"; "Ol' Blue"; fish; flounder; "peacock flounder";
RickCollier > Diving Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- Startled up from its sandy hiding place, this peacock flounder chose to rest in a particularly unhidden spot. ("Ol' Blue" dive site)   © Rick Collier




Bonaire; "Netherlands Antilles"; Caribbean; tropic; tropical; vacation; destination; scuba; dive; diving; underwater; "scuba dive"; "scuba diving"; "Ol' Blue"; fish; flounder; "peacock flounder";
Diving Bonaire, Netherland Antilles -- Startled up from its sandy hiding place, this peacock flounder chose to rest in a particularly unhidden spot. ("Ol' Blue" dive site) © Rick Collier




Bonaire; "Netherlands Antilles"; Caribbean; tropic; tropical; vacation; destination; scuba; dive; diving; underwater; "scuba dive"; "scuba diving"; "Ol' Blue"; fish; flounder; "peacock flounder";
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