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Monday 13 January 2020

Birds of Aruba

ORANJESTAD — On May 11th, 2010, the beauty and one of Aruba’s jewels. A master survivor of
Aruba Birdlife Conservation was founded our arid habitat. This bird can only be found at the Ca-
with the aim of protecting the biodiversity ribbean coast of Colombia and Venezuela and nearby
in general and birds in and around Aruba islands. A Bare-eyed Pigeon exhibiting its scaled neck
in particular. patch and its feature bare orbital skin. Name in Papia-
mento is Barbacoa, in Dutch: Naaktoogduif.
Among other things, the foundation will
focus on increasing the survival chances
of species of wild birds by promoting their
preservation and conservation. The foun-
dation publishes the most beautiful pic- and descriptions from the foundations
tures of local birds on their social media Facebook page.
that show us the beauty of Aruba’s birds
and nature in general. Aruba Today gives Barbacoa or Bare-eyed Pigeon
you a little peek with the following pictures This is beauty in Aruba, actually a bare

Bubali’s Cirque du Soleil
Birds can be quite creative and sometimes it seems that
they can put on quite a display of skills to entertain the
lucky onlookers. With some patience, one may even dis-
cover that Aruba’s bird wildlife just happens to have its
own Cirque du Soleil. When there is no hard surface to
stand on, our birds know how to get creative.An Aruban
wetlands acrobat demonstrating one of its balancing
acts survival tricks.A Least Bittern on the hunt at Aruba’s
Bubali Wetlands. In Papiamento: Garabet enano, in
Dutch Zuid-Amerikaanse Woudaap.

Beauty in Aruba: Mangrove guest
Mangroves are beacons of life. Many species of fauna
depend on mangroves for their survival. A Yellow Oriole
is snooping around in the mangroves for some protein for
its offspring. Aruba’s to enjoy. Aruba’s to protect. Do it for
the children.q