Bonaire's coral reefs are definitely its main attraction, but we decided to drive around and see what the island had to offer topside. The first stop was a cave on the west coastnear Barkadera. There were a few interesting rock formations inside, but it was more of a hole in the ground than an extensive cave system.
As we continued to drive North, we passed a bunch of ponds full of flamingos. The locals told us that most of the flamingos are actually in Venezuela now and won't come back until the wet season begins in September, but there were plenty left on the island for us to look at. Colors varied from white to almost red. I didn't realize that their color comes directly from their diet. The pink comes from an algae. Shrimp eat the algae, then flamingos eat them. I guess the white flamingos aren't very good hunters.
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