Good afternoon all, I am home sick today with a cold or something, again so many people at work are sick so it’s kind of like “take a number, your next”! 

 

Since the birds seem to be such a big hit here’s another new one we got this week, this is a Saffron Finch.  The locals call this bird a Saffraanvink, say that five times real fast.  It is thought that this little golden beauty was probably introduced to Aruba and Curacao by man many, many years ago and can now be found living all over the island.  This is a seed eater, looking on the ground for all kinds of seeds.  I found this one and it’s mate by Alex Plaza in the Sea Aquarium parking lot and from what I was told by the guards they have been here for a few years.

 

I did manage to take the dogs for a walk this morning but that’s about all I will be doing today.  I just heard there was a jail-break from our local prison less than a mile away, I can see and hear the helicopters over the desert looking out our window.  Where do you run when you live on a tiny island, I mean what’s the point??  Maybe the guards got bored and let them out just to have something to do today, hey it’s possible!

 

Talk to you tomorrow, Barry

03-17-2009