Photos of Wildlife I took when in Cuba

Christine DeMerchant's Photographs of Cuban Wildlife

I was staying at the Bucanero resort near Santiago da Cuba and took photos of various critters and flowers in no particular order.

Cuban iguana at Bucanero 2 Iguanas at Buchanero Cuban resort

There was a large population of big iguanas living at the Bucanero resort near Santiago da Cuba. They were quite tame and would come around and mooch during meals at the Beach grill. They loved french fries. I saw one snub a piece of fruit after licking it. They lived in the cliff backing the resort.

Iguana in tree berries

They climb very well and could scramble up and down the cliffs. Here is one picking berries about 6 feet up a tree. The berries attracted birds as well.

Black Bird in Aloe flowers cuban bird eating berriees
long roots palm fruit butterfly tree

Roots reaching down from the top of the cliff, 15 plus metres. Palm fruit didn't taste of much. Butterfly tree were in bloom all over the mountains.

Cactus Yellowflower
orange moss yucca plant in cuban resort lizard

Bright orange moss, Yucca plant has flower stalk over 20 feet high, Lizard with curly tail

cuban crab Orchids
blue flower canyon

The canyon was very quiet except for the soft buzz of the million of bees fast at work. Little fat lizards with curly tails sat beside the beehive holes and would eat bees as they went by.