Bonaire Collection (#6)

ABC Islands - BONAIRE - Lacre Punt: Willemstoren Lighthouse Keepers Cottage
ABC Islands, BONAIRE, Lacre Punt: Willemstoren Lighthouse Keepers Cottage Ruins / South End / Daytime

ABC Islands - BONAIRE - Manparia Kutu: Navigation Marker and SE shoreline
ABC Islands, BONAIRE, Manparia Kutu: Navigation Marker and SE shoreline

ABC Islands - BONAIRE - Pink Beach: Old Estate House / Sunset
ABC Islands, BONAIRE, Pink Beach: Old Estate House / Sunset

ABC Islands - BONAIRE - Solar Salt Works: Old Blue Navigation Marker
ABC Islands, BONAIRE, Solar Salt Works: Old Blue Navigation Marker

ABC Islands - BONAIRE - Kralendijk: Rowboat & Waterfront
ABC Islands, BONAIRE, Kralendijk: Rowboat & Waterfront

Medicinal Aloe (Aloe vera) succulent leaves, Bonaire, Leeward Antilles, Lesser Antilles, October

Fuzzy Chiton (Acanthopleura granulata) two adults, on wave eroded coral, Bonaire, Leeward Antilles, Lesser Antilles, October

Green Heron (Butorides virescens) immature, hunting amongst coral outcrops, Bonaire, Leeward Antilles, Lesser Antilles, October

Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola) adult, perched on branch, Bonaire, Leeward Antilles, Lesser Antilles, October

Saline a salt mine in Bonaire, ABC Islands, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean, Central America

Turquoise water Lac Bay, Bonaire, ABC Islands, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean, Central America

Saline plains, a salt mine in Bonaire, ABC Islands, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean, Central America

Coast line in the Washington-Slagbaai National Park, Bonaire, ABC Islands, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean, Central America

Dutch architecture in Kralendijk capital of Bonaire, ABC Islands, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean, Central America

Pier in Kralendijk capital of Bonaire, ABC Islands, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean, Central America

Kralendijk capital of Bonaire, ABC Islands, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean, Central America

Freighter being loaded with salt in Bonaire, ABC Islands, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean, Central America

Longsnout Seahorse (Hippocampus reidi), Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean

Yellowtail Parrotfish (Sparisoma rubripinne), Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean

Orange Cup Coral (Tubastraea coccinea), Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean

Jolthead Porgy (Calamus bajonado), Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean

Spotted Trunkfish (Lactophrys bicaudalis), Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean

Porcupine Fish (Diodon hystrix), Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean

Sharpnose Puffer (Canthigaster rostrata), Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean

Stoplight Parrotfish (Sparisoma viride), Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean

Giant Anemone (Condylactis gigantea), Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean

Ocean Surgeonfish (Acanthurus bahianus), Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean

Coney (Cephalopholis fulva), Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean

Whitespotted Filefish (Cantherhines macrocerus), Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean

Whitespotted Filefish Orange Phase (Cantherhines macrocerus) BONAIRE, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean HABITAT & DISTRIBUTION: Reef tops usually in pairs

Queen Angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris), Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean

Caribbean, Bonaire
Caribbean, Netherlands Antilles, Bonaire. Cactus fence at entrance to Washington Slagbaai National Park

Caribbean, Netherlands Antilles, Bonaire, Rincon. Church and palm trees

White Mangrove (Laguncularia racemosa) sapling, growing in tidal margin, Bonaire, Leeward Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean

Donkey, five feral adults, walking, Bonaire, Leeward Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean

Donkey, two feral adults, grazing, Bonaire, Leeward Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean

French Grunt (Haemulon flavolineatum) three adults, entering hole in hard coral outcrop, Bonaire, Leeward Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean

Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) adult, perched on bush, Bonaire, Leeward Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean

Trumpetfish (Aulostomus maculatus) adult, drifting over reef, Bonaire, Leeward Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean

Sergeant Major (Abudefduf saxatilis) adult female, guarding eggs laid on wreck, Bonaire, Leeward Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean

Spanish Hogfish (Bodianus rufus) adult, swimming over reef, Bonaire, Leeward Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean

Cubera Snapper (Lutjanus cyanopterus) adult, swimming over reef, Bonaire, Leeward Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean

Red Lionfish (Pterois volitans) introduced invasive species, dead adults, speared by diver in eradication attempt, Bonaire, Leeward Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean

Green Iguana (Iguana iguana) adult, resting on rock, Bonaire, Leeward Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean

Candle Cactus (Ritterocereus griseus) stems, used for livestock fencing, Bonaire, Leeward Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean

Candle Cactus (Ritterocereus griseus) close-up of stems, used for livestock fencing, Bonaire, Leeward Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean

Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) dark morph, adult, standing on rock in water, Bonaire, Leeward Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean

Caribbean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) adult, wading in lake margin, Bonaire, Leeward Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean

Caribbean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) four adults, drinking from small freshwater pools, Bonaire, Leeward Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean

Common octopus hunting
Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) hunting on the seabed. It is being followed by a Spanish hogfish (Bodianus rufus), which is hoping to catch any small animal the octopus flushes out

Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) hunting on the sea floor. A grouper fish (lower right) is waiting for prey that might escape

Blue tang shoal
Blue tang (Acanthurus coeruleus) shoaling over a coral reef. This fish, also known as the blue surgeonfish, inhabits the tropical and subtropical coastal waters of the Atlantic Ocean

Schoolmaster snapper hunting
Schoolmaster snappers (Lutjanus apodus) hunting for prey amongst coral rubble. Behind the snappers is a trevally (silver), while at lower left is a sharptail eel (Myrichthys breviceps)

Bluestriped grunt (Haemulon sciurus) on a coral reef. This fish inhabits reefs in the tropical western Atlantic Ocean, from Florida, USA, to Brazil

Blue tang surgeonfish (Acanthurus coeruleus). School of blue tang surgeonfish swimming over a coral reef. This fish can grow up to 39 centimetres in length

Spanish hogfish (Bodianus rufus). This fish, a type of wrasse, inhabits the tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean, from the southern USA to Brazil

Trumpetfish with a Spanish hogfish
Trumpetfish (Aulostomus maculatus, brown) following a Spanish hogfish (Bodianus rufus) as it hunts for food. The trumpetfish is waiting to pounce on any animal disturbed by the hogfishs

Mahogany snappers (Lutjanus mahogoni) sheltering amongst corals. This fish inhabits reefs in the tropical and subtropical western Atlantic Ocean, from North Carolina, USA, to Venezuela

Roughhead blenny in a brain coral
Roughhead blenny (Acanthemblemaria aspera) peering from a hole in a brain coral. This small fish inhabits coral reefs in the tropical western Atlantic Ocean, from Florida, USA

Smooth trunkfish (Lactophrys triqueter). This fish inhabits reefs and coastal regions in the western Atlantic Ocean, from as far north as Canada to Brazil

Stoplight parrotfish (Sparisoma viride), supermale. This species of parrotfish has two kinds of males, normal and supermale. The normal male looks like the female, and is a green-blue colour

Trumpetfish with a Stoplight parrotfish
Trumpetfish (Aulostomus maculatus) shadowing a stoplight parrotfish (Sparisoma viride), supermale, in order to approach prey unseen

Blackbar soldierfish (Myripristis jacobus) sheltering in a crevice. This fish is nocturnal, and spends most of the day hiding in crevices and caves on coral reefs

Trumpetfish with a queen parrotfish
Trumpetfish (Aulostomus maculatus) shadowing a queen parrotfish (Scarus vetula), supermale, in order to approach prey unseen

Sergeant major fish guarding its eggs
Male sergeant major (Abudefduf saxatilis) guarding his egg patch (red). This fish is usually silver with black bars, but the colour of the male changes to this blue when it is guarding the eggs

Whitespotted filefish (Cantherhines macrocerus) amongst corals. Despite its name this fish can vary widely in colour and pattern, and does not necessarily display white spots

Schoolmaster snapper (Lutjanus apodus). This fish inhabits reefs and reef edges in the tropical and subtropical Atlantic Ocean, from Massachusetts, USA

Spotfin butterflyfish (Chaetodon ocellatus) swimming over a coral reef. This fish feeds on small invertebrates and can reach a length of around 20 centimetres

French grunts (Haemulon flavolineatum) shoaling in a coral reef. This fish inhabits reefs in the western Atlantic Ocean, from South Carolina, USA, to Brazil

Queen parrotfish (Scarus vetula), supermale. This species of parrotfish has two kinds of males. One that begins life as a male

Creole wrasse at a cleaning station
Creole wrasse (Clepticus parrae) at a cleaning station. This fish inhabits the tropical western Atlantic Ocean, from Florida, USA, to northern South America

Stoplight parrotfish supermale
Stoplight parrotfish (Sparisoma viride) on a coral reef. The colouration of this fish indicates that it is a supermale. Females and immature males are brown, white and red (see image Z605/1420)

Coney grouper and eel
Coney grouper (Cephalopholis fulvus) following a sharptail eel (Myrichthys breviceps) as it rootles amongst sand and rocks for food. The grouper will take any small food item unearthed by the eel

Trumpetfish hunting for prey
Trumpetfish (Aulostomus maculatus) hunting for prey amongst rocky crevices. This fish feeds on smaller fish and crustaceans, and can reach around a metre in length

Honeycomb cowfish (Lactophrys polygonia) swimming over corals. This fish inhabits reefs in the warm waters of the western Atlantic Ocean, from as far north as New Jersey, USA, to Brazil

Rock beauty angelfish (Holacanthus tricolor). This fish inhabits rock jetties, rocky reefs and rich coral areas. It feeds on tunicates, sponges, zoantharians and algae

Male sergeant major (Abudefduf saxatilis) guarding a females eggs. This fish is usually silver with black bars, but the colour of the male changes to blue when it is guarding the eggs

Caribbean hermit crab. Caribbean hermit crabs (Coenobita clypeatus) live on land but have gills rather than lungs. The gills are kept moist by humidity and by water carried in the shell

Longlure frogfish (Antennarius multiocellatus) with its mouth wide open. Photographed off Bonaire island, Antilles, West Indies

Stoplight parrotfish. Close-up of the head of a terminal phase stoplight parrotfish (Sparisoma viride). This species of parrotfish may change gender as they mature

Goldentail moray eel amongst corals. Goldentail morays (Gymnothorax miliaris) inhabit reefs in the tropical Atlantic and Carribbean. Photographed off Bonaire island, Antilles, West Indies

Caribbean reef squid (Sepioteuthis sepioidea). This small schooling squid inhabits shallow coastal waters of the Caribbean Sea. It feeds on crustaceans and small fish

Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) perched on a pole. This bird inhabits coastal regions in North America and northern South America

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