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Welcome Back: BirdsCaribbean

We’re excited to have BirdsCaribbean as a returning sponsor of the Migratory Bird Festival! They are a regional organization that has really stepped up to support work in the Caribbean at a time when it is harder for local sponsors to do so. You can join us for the festival on Saturday, November 25th from …

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Get the Festival Scoop on Island 92

We’re going to be on Island 92 today (Tuesday) at 9:15am. Tune in to find out about the event and probably many other interesting things!

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Welcome: Van Dorp

We’re excited to have Van Dorp as a new sponsor of the Migratory Bird Festival! It makes us feel great that even during difficult times, they still feel this is an important event to support. You can join us for the festival on Saturday, November 25th from 9am to noon at Kali’s Beach Bar in …

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Rebirth: Marion Schroen

Rebirth of Paradise This photo was taken on September 23, 2017 while walking the Guana Bay trail from Pointe Blanche to Guana Bay and back. For me this photo shows the rebirth of nature. This photo shows the beauty and resilience of Sint Maarten 17 days after the passing of Irma and 3 days after …

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Rebirth: Liliane Magnin

La nature quelques semaines après le passage d’ IRMA . Sur les hauts de Concordia . This is an entry in the 2017 Heritage Photo Contest. Our theme this year is Rebirth. View all the entries in the online gallery, learn more and find out how to enter here.

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Rebirth: Barbara Cannegieter

This is a Pearly Eyed Thrasher, commonly called a thrush locally. It is the bird everyone loves to hate. It is not a very nice bird. The pearly-eyed thrasher is described as an “aggressive, opportunistic omnivore that feeds primarily on large insects, but also feeds on fruits and berries, and will occasionally eat lizards, frogs, …

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Rebirth: Emma Croes (Age 11)

Player Development took a hard hit. Almost nothing was left of its clubhouse and facilities at the Little League Field in Philipsburg. This picture was taken when a group of kids and the coaches tried to salvage as much as possible from one of the over turned containers that used to be part of the …

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Rebirth: Emma Croes (Age 11)

Player Development took a hard hit. Almost nothing was left of its clubhouse and facilities at the Little League Field in Philipsburg. This picture was taken when a group of kids and the coaches tried to salvage as much as possible from one of the over turned containers that used to be part of the …

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Rebirth: Emma Croes (Age 11)

This is a picture of the new shoots of a macca pruimen tree (plum tree) in my yard. The tree is old and scarred and it was completely stripped of all its leaves by Hurricane Irma. Nevertheless, it showed its strength by quickly sprouting new leaves all over its tree trunk. A rebirth of life. …

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Rebirth: Emma Croes (Age 11)

This is a picture of the new shoots of a macca pruimen tree (plum tree) in my yard. The tree is old and scarred and it was completely stripped of all its leaves by Hurricane Irma. Nevertheless, it showed its strength by quickly sprouting new leaves all over its tree trunk. A rebirth of life. …

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