Vibrant, of course, carnival. Vibrant, you vibrate on the drums, you live the excitement, you see the colors, you feel one with all the people with all their different backgrounds….. Share. Vulnerable, of course, our sea and ocean. Vulnerable, anyone knows. Huge things wash up, little ones do…. In the tiny seaweeds drifting in a […]

Vibrant Red hibiscus, the small things that make our St. Maarten beautiful. Vulnerable This little creature, the garden snail, tends to avoid the island’s heat is mostly seen in the evening after rainfall. The garden snail is vulnerable to dehydration.

Vibrant I couldn’t help but wonder how many people this beautiful tamarind tree has shaded throughout its lengthy life. Vulnerable I missed it and I caught it in the glimpse of an eye. The beautiful eurema brigitta. Always facing the inevitability of its short lifespan. Butterflies are vulnerable to habitat fragmentation.

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Nature is a bunch of joy.
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Black-headed gulls spread their wings upon disturbance.

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So inspiring, so bright, so full of life.
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A plant so lovely a victim of blight.

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The end of a beautiful day on St. Maarten, marking the beginning of a starlit night. A vibrant sunset from Baie de la Potence.
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So young, so vulnerable. An Antillean crested hummingbird chick.

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In Colombier in June, cattle graze under the flamboyant trees. One can only admire the vibrant colors and peace that this scenery offers to the senses.
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A old Creole house being taken over by vegetation. St Martin heritage is disapp…

Vibrant Beautiful patterns on this French Angelfish, frequently encountered under our waters. Vulnerable A Caribbean reef shark with a hook in its mouth. THe Ocean needs these predators to clean the reefs of the weaker and sick fish.They need to be left alone. It is estimated that 100 millions sharks are killed each year around […]

Vibrant This hawksbill turtle made it ! It survived the long and tiring crawl from its nest to the Ocean. Now it is enjoying the freedom to swim and search for its food (mainly sponges, grass and jelly fish). Vulnerable As it grows mainly in less than 20 feet of water Elkhorn coral is at […]

Vibrant The wild side of St Martin, by Petites cayes, one of the last virgin areas of the island where Atlantic meets Caribbean, where the wild sea meets the wild vegetation and wildlife of a deserted beach and intact forrest. Vulnerable Over furnished beaches like philipsburg or Orient beach (here philipsburg) to answer a massive […]