Last year, we noticed that a Butterfly Farm had opened up in Bonaire. So this year we visited it on our last full day on the island. We were the only people there when we visited. (Wouldn't want to be there when a cruise ship was on shore.)
I thought this sign comparing moth to butterfly antennae was very interesting.
The display had a path starting at one door, going around the edges of a Koi Pond, and then existing a 2nd door. The doors were double-layered, to prevent any escaping butterflies. Here is Paul at the far end of the pond, and then in the corner near the end door.
Butterflies are generally uncooperative photo subjects. However, a few were more photogenic than others.
These next two pictures are the same species. It is a fairly flashy butterfly with it's wings spread, but difficult to notice with them closed, and against a plant.
This butterfly was particularly sociable.
There was a splashy blue butterfly that was particularly difficult to photograph. This series of 3 pictures will give you a feel for it. The 1st one is with the wings closed, feeding on an orange slice. The next picture shows the bright blue of the butterfly in flight. And the 3rd picture gives an idea of what the wings looked like; this particular specimen had a bit of a tough life and lost the ends of it's wings.
Blue seems to be a color particularly dependent on the angle of sunlight. These next two pictures are of the same butterfly, but you can't even see the blue in the wings in the 2nd picture.
A few more pictures of the facility.
And I will leave you with two birds: a lovely pelican, and a frigate bird.
Updated July 2020