Once Upon a Photo

In which we take a look at the animals of Aruba:

The lizards:

These little guys were so cool – they were running around in the sand and near the pool. When the sun hit them just right, they’d sparkle.

And of course, iguanas:

I love iguanas, but their uber-long back toe kind of creeps me out. What’s with that thing? These dudes hung out with the black swans at the hotel, sunning themselves and bobbing their necks whenever another one got too close (I guess these 2 are friends).

Macaws:

Pretty bird! That top one tried to eat my hair while I took a picture of his friend.

And ostriches:

Yes, ostriches. Seriously. We thought it was weird too. They weren’t running around wild like the iguanas (thank goodness), but some guy thought it would be a great idea to start an ostrich farm in Aruba, and then they bribed the jeep tour people to take all of the people (tour-takers? tourees?) there. I’m pretty sure the only people who go to the ostrich farm are the ones that get trapped into it on the tour – maybe I’m just jaded, but I’ve seen plenty of ostriches, and they aren’t any more fascinating in Aruba. They served ostrich burgers, but they don’t use the ostriches at the farm for those (???). We passed on the burgers.

There were also tons of morning doves – they hung out on the beach and begged for food. Kind of like our grackles, but prettier and less annoying.

More pictures coming…eventually.