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ARUBA BIRDLIFE
CONSERVATION
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CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN BY
GREG IN 2011 |
2012 Year Of The Shoco
– The Year of Wisdom!
Every bird its beak…
Yet they cannot speak…
So, let us speak for them
Birds are not protected in Aruba
And we hope that 2012 will be their year
When you get a chance
Speak to your favorite politicians
And ask them to help protect our birds
Our fauna and our flora
Ask them to get nature conservation on the agenda
They are the decision makers
And
You can help make a difference
Scroll down and enjoy the different beaks of some of our birds
Remember, you can speak for them
And please share this email with all your friends
Thank you for caring
Aruba Birdlife Conservation |
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| Burrowing Owl – Shoco
- Holenuil – Athene cunicularia arubensis |
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| Black-winged Stilt –
Snepi hudiu – Steltkluut – Himantopus himantopus |
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| Common Ground Dove –
Totolica – Musduif – Columbina passerina |
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| Royal Tern – Sternchi
di rey – Koningsstern – Sterna maxima |
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| Blue-tailed Emerald –
Blenchi berde – Blauwstaartsmaragdkolibrie – Chlorostilbon mellisigus |
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| Great Egret – Garsa
blanco grandi – Grote Zilverreiger – Ardea alba |
| All pictures taken in
Aruba |
| By Greg Peterson |
| Aruba Birdlife
Conservation |
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This baby Pied-billed Grebe was
just recently born; see the white tip on its beak, used to get out of
its egg. Two other chicks are hiding under its mother's wings. Two eggs
left to hatch. Unconditional love.
Now it's our turn to show our nature some love
too.
You can make a
difference. |
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English: Pied-billed
Grebe |
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Papiamento: Sambuyado
pico diki |
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Dutch: Dikbekfuut |
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Scientific: Podilymbus
podiceps |
Photo: Greg Peterson –
Jan 8 2012 - Aruba
Aruba Birdlife Conservation |
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Taking a peak into the pelican’s meal…
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Photo: Greg
Peterson – Jan 7 2012 - Aruba
Aruba Birdlife
Conservation |
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English: Brown Pelican |
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Papiamento: Rogans |
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Dutch: Bruine Pelikaan |
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Scientific: Pelicanus occidentalis |
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On February 13th,
2012, the Aruban artist Armando Goedgedrag visited Aruba’s Minister
Plenipotentiary in The Hague, the Honorable Edwin Abath, to present him
with a painting he made of Aruba’s Shocos (Burrowing Owls, Holenuil,
Athene cunicularia arubensis). He made an appeal for the Shoco to become
Aruba’s National Bird and requested the assistance of the Government of
Aruba to help prevent Aruba’s Shoco from going extinct.
Armando is studying in the Netherlands, in Friesland, and travelled to
The Hague on his mission, where he was treated with great dignity by the
Minister.
As is his style, he made a ‘speedpainting film’ of his art in progress
and this time he ended his short film with the moment the Minister and
his staff receive the painting. He attained support from the band
Datapanic, who made one of their songs available for the cause.
Armando is a nature lover and is reaching out a hand (and his heart) to
help save the Shoco from extinction. There are only an estimated 200
pairs left of this Aruban endemic subspecies.
Armando is studying Communication and Multi-Media Design and he is 22
years old.To view the video
on You Tube cut and paste the link below to you browser. |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDVvEJX3Ipo
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RETURN TO GREG'S PHOTOS TAKEN IN 2011 |
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CLICK HERE TO SEE GREG'S ORIGINAL PLEA FOR SUPPORT |
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CLICK HERE TO SEE GREG'S SECOND
PLEA FOR HELP ON THIS MATTER
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CLICK HERE TO SEE
GREG'S PHOTOS OF BIRDS AND WILDLIFE IN ARUBA TAKEN IN 2011 |
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