2006-07 Bonaire #6

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  • Washington-Slagbaai National Park Map
    Washington-Slagbaai National Park Map
    The park is a nice place to visit on the degassing day while the dive gear dries for the flight home.
    Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles
    Larry L. Jackson
  • American Flamingo
    American Flamingo
    Phoenicopterus ruber ruber
    Salina Goto, Washington-Slagbaai National Park, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, July 18, 2006
    2006-07-18#0036
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Salina Goto
    Salina Goto
    This is the only brackish lake that can be seen without entering the park.
    Washington-Slagbaai National Park, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, July 18, 2006
    2006-07-18#0039
    Larry L. Jackson
  • American Flamingo
    American Flamingo
    Phoenicopterus ruber ruber - a very colorful individual.
    Salina Goto, Washington-Slagbaai National Park, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, July 18, 2006
    2006-07-18#0042
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black-necked Stilt
    Black-necked Stilt
    Himantopus mexicanus
    Salina Goto, Washington-Slagbaai National Park, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, July 18, 2006
    2006-07-18#0043
    Larry L. Jackson
  • American Flamingoes
    American Flamingoes
    Phoenicopterus ruber ruber - more than 100 on the lake.
    Salina Goto, Washington-Slagbaai National Park, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, July 18, 2006
    2006-07-18#0046
    Larry L. Jackson
  • American Flamingoes
    American Flamingoes
    Phoenicopterus ruber ruber
    Salina Goto, Washington-Slagbaai National Park, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, July 18, 2006
    2006-07-18#0047
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Turk's Cap Cactus
    Turk's Cap Cactus
    Melocactus macracanthos - growing on the eroded limestone on an island where rain usually falls only in the winter.  Also some young Stenocereus griseus.
    Washington-Slagbaai National Park, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, July 18, 2006
    2006-07-18#0054
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Playa Chikitu
    Playa Chikitu
    'Playa' means beach. Dangerous currents and waves make this a poor place to swim.
    Washington-Slagbaai National Park, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, July 18, 2006
    2006-07-18#0056
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Playa Chikitu
    Playa Chikitu
    Washington-Slagbaai National Park, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, July 18, 2006
    2006-07-18#0061
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sea Lavender
    Sea Lavender
    Mallotonia gnaphalodes
    Playa Chikitu, Washington-Slagbaai National Park, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, July 18, 2006
    2006-07-18#0062
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Seru Grandi
    Seru Grandi
    The top layer is 1 million years old, the lower is 340,000 years old. Rise and fall of the ocean left this structure.
    Washington-Slagbaai National Park, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, July 18, 2006
    2006-07-18#0064
    Larry L. Jackson