Bonaire Underneath...more

Yet another post...

Slender Filefish



Peacock Flounder on the move

 


And now in full camo.



Black Durgon (Triggerfish)



Small and very hard to photo due to quick movement.

 

Goldentail (?) Eel peeking out

 


Ocean Surgeonfish

 

? Iridescent cobalt blue spots and end of tail

 

Pretty anemone



Some wild hair going on here.

 

Tang among blade coral

 

Sharptail Eel. They look just like some sort of sea snake.

 

Spotted Scorpionfish body






An amazingly beautiful but ugly fish.

 

Orange sponge

 

Wide-Band Tube Dwelling Anemone

 




More Bonaire Below




Just a cool formation




Gray Snapper under dock at resort



Knobby Sponge!



Horse-Eye Jacks

 

Sponge

 

Carribean Reef Lobster. They do not have claws.

 

Goldentail Moray Eel

 

Longsnout Seahorse

 

Deep Blue

 

Trumpetfish face

 

Trio of Tarpon



Tarpon close up

  

Hide and seek with Maculated Flounder

 

Spotted Eagle Ray






Hello!

 

These funny guys are Squirrelfish



Porcupinefish





Spotted Drum

They liked to hide deep in coral formations, so were hard to get close to.



Smooth Trunkfish. They are just so funny looking that we couldn't help but take lots of pics of them.



Wrasse?



Carribean Reef Squid

 




Bonaire, Topside



The unusual but effective cactus fences we saw all around the island.



Flamingo sighting!

 

About 1 second before we got completely drenched by the advancing wave and following spray. Oops.

 

Right on the beach. Very cool looking.




This was the windward side of the island. Too dangerous for diving! Unfortunately, lots of garbage from cruise ships and locals. There was clear evidence of certain (they-shall-remain-nameless) cruise ships, as well as burn spots from beachside campfires.



Donkeys (and goats) were everywhere.

 

The beaches were not sandy, but rather covered in coral "rocks", with the occasional shell. 



Turquoise waters

 

Old lighthouse at apex of island

 

"Red Slave" huts. These were used when workers would have a contagious illness. They were essentially banished to this part of the island so that the diseases would not spread.

  

And they are incredibly small.

 

Old coral formations. It is certainly easy to figure out which types of coral they look like underwater!