St. Maarten wildlife

Since Ben has been our designated driver I've had my camera out and ready to catch the random wildlife that you see on the roads of St. Maarten.  We saw all of these animals yesterday on a short drive, within a half hour of eachother :)

Our first stop was just out of our driveway.... we see these birds quite regularly.  I don't know what they are really called but we refer to them as "Larry Birds."

Here is one of the many random pigs resting in the mud.  This is just outside of a store we visit often called 1234 and more.

Here is another pig on the run.... this was as close as we could get.

Our next exibit is our little monkey, Holdyn.  We have seen a real wild monkey, but they are pretty rare.  This is also as close as I dare get... hee hee.

This is a common scene.... goats!  We probably passed 30 before I got this shot. There is a road that goes over the hill from Philipsburg that we call "Goat Hill" because there are always goats chillin on the roadsides.... and sometimes running down the middle of the road.

Look close, YES, this is a dog inside the restraunt.  This is also VERY common. Dogs are everywhere and often times they come up to you while you are sitting at a restraunt trying to eat.  Now, I'm not against dogs... but this is a bit out of control!  I'm not a fan of stray, nasty, island dogs.... especially while I'm trying to eat!

Here is what is called a "chuck"  it is half chicken and half duck.  This was in the parking lot of the church.  Pretty ugly if you ask me.  But the locals say they are good eatin.

And last, but not least.... the chickens! These can also be found everywhere.  This one just visited Kwik Bargains and was on his way out.....after being chased a bit, by the workers.

Well, there are many more odd and random animals running around, but this was what we caught on our little drive :) Hope you enjoy!