Qu’ils soient dans les palmiers, le long de la route ou sur les rochers, il ne se passe pas un jour sans que l’on puisse apercevoir un iguane. En effet, ces reptiles colorés font partie intégrante de la richesse de la faune de St Martin. This is an entry in the 2016 Heritage Photo Contest. …
The tabebuia heterophylla, also known as pink trumpet tree, is native to the Caribbean islands. St.Maarten/St.Martin is filled with it. When the trees are in bloom you can see them everywhere, in gardens, alongside roads, and decorating the hills. The gentle soft blooms range from white to pale pink and purple and only last a …
The kestrel is a small bird of prey. It likes to sit perched on the edge of a roof or like here, on the top of a branch, where it has a clear view of small movements below. We have consistently seen kestrels in the eastern hills near Dawn Beach for the past 10 years. …
The sargassum weed lining our eastern shores is quite beautiful when fresh. It also serves as a foot massage when walking on it. As it dries and rots it attracts flies, so it regularly needs to be collected and disposed of. This is an entry in the 2016 Heritage Photo Contest. View all the entries …
The sargassum weed lining our eastern shores is quite beautiful when fresh. It also serves as a foot massage when walking on it. As it dries and rots it attracts flies, so it regularly needs to be collected and disposed of. This is an entry in the 2016 Heritage Photo Contest. View all the entries …
Late afternoon flock of brown pelicans flying overhead, so typical for St.Martin/St.Maarten.
This picture was taken from Dawn Beach.
This is an entry in the 2016 Heritage Photo Contest. View all the entries in the online gallery, learn more and find o…
Keepin’ it colorful—and oh so cool. This is an entry in the 2016 Heritage Photo Contest. View all the entries in the online gallery, learn more and find out how to enter here.
In Bird Watch SXM this week we take a dip into the freshwater ecosystems that are so important to many of St. Martin’s birds.
SXM: an island as sundry as its sunset sky.
This is an entry in the 2016 Heritage Photo Contest. View all the entries in the online gallery, learn more and find out how to enter here.
Picture of abandoned ship in Simpson Bay with Island Saba in the background. Everything is returned to the earth and this ship will be returned to the sea. Symbolizes the pure nature of SXM. You can never take that away. I love this place. This is an entry in the 2016 Heritage Photo Contest. View …