by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jun 4, 2023 | Life in Belize
March 21 Life in the jungle: Last night, half asleep coming down from my bedroom loft to use the washroom I decided to step off the ladder a few steps too early. Within a second, I fell and was on my back on the floor. I cannot believe I fell off a ladder with no...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jun 3, 2023 | Belize - Flora & Fauna, My Blog
Tubroos or Guanacaste tree – Enterolobium cyclocarpum Wikipedia page – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enterolobium_cyclocarpum The Tubroos tree is one of my favorite trees. I have two very large ones on my property. One large one beside my house and a huge...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jun 1, 2023 | Belize - Flora & Fauna, My Blog
Wikipedia Page – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catasetum_integerrimum Not exactly the prettiest orchid but it has unusual flowers. One of the more common orchids around the farm. Click on image to enlarge More Belizean Creatures Green-headed Tree Snake Central...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | May 24, 2023 | Belize - Flora & Fauna, My Blog
Yellow Tree Frog – Hyla microcephala Wikipedia Page – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendropsophus_microcephalus A common tree frog found around the house and sometimes inside the house. Click on image to enlarge More Belizean Creatures Central American...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | May 23, 2023 | Belize - Flora & Fauna, My Blog
Wikipedia page – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amblypygi Very common under my house. Completely 100% harmless. Click on images to enlarge More Belizean Creatures Red Eye tree frog Gaudy Sphinx Caterpillar...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | May 21, 2023 | Belize - Flora & Fauna, My Blog
Green-headed Tree Snake or Mexican Green Tree Snake Wikipedia page – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptophis_mexicanus A reasonably common snake around the farm though sometimes hard to find likely thanks to good camouflage and speed. Click on image to enlarge...
