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GREAT EGRETS: NOBLE (YET MISNAMED) HERONS
GREAT EGRETS: NOBLE (YET MISNAMED) HERONS The Great Egret is actually a heron rather than an egret. It’s a Great Heron. All egrets are members of the heron family Ardeidae, but the converse is not...
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SPIDER WASPS & TARANTULA HAWKS: STEP AWAY FROM THIS INSECT. FAST.
SPIDER WASPS & TARANTULA HAWKS (PEPSIS WASPS) A few years ago I was wandering along a track in South Abaco looking for birds in the coppice, when I came across this aggressive-looking creature....
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BELLA MOTHS: COLOURFUL, POISONOUS & PROMISCUOUS
BELLA MOTHS: COLOURFUL, POISONOUS & PROMISCUOUS The BELLA MOTH Utetheisa ornatrix is also known as the ‘ornate moth’ or ‘rattlebox moth’ (a tall spiky plant of the species Crotalaria). The...
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THE DELPHI CLUB GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF ABACO (1) – 10th Anniversary Flyers
Q: WHAT HAS THE GESTATION PERIOD OF A WALRUS (16 MONTHS) AND WEIGHS THE SAME AS A PAIR OF FULLY GROWN PINEAPPLES (2 KILOS)? A: THE BIRDS OF ABACO FIRST FLYER It is February 2014, and two pallets...
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WORLD SHOREBIRDS DAY . COMPLETE CHECKLIST FOR ABACO BAHAMAS
WORLD SHOREBIRDS DAY: ABACO’S COMPLETE CHECKLIST Abaco’s birding records compiled for over 20 years include 33 shorebird species. For a few, the islands and cays are a permanent residence; for many...
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SPIDER WASPS & TARANTULA HAWKS: STEP AWAY FROM THIS INSECT. FAST.
SPIDER WASPS & TARANTULA HAWKS (PEPSIS WASPS) A few years ago I was wandering along a track in South Abaco looking for birds in the coppice, when I came across this aggressive-looking creature....
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GREAT EGRETS: NOBLE (YET MISNAMED) HERONS
GREAT EGRETS: NOBLE (YET MISNAMED) HERONS The Great Egret is actually a heron rather than an egret. It’s a Great Heron. All egrets are members of the heron family Ardeidae, but the converse is not...
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WORLD SHOREBIRDS DAY . COMPLETE CHECKLIST FOR ABACO, BAHAMAS
WORLD SHOREBIRDS DAY: ABACO’S COMPLETE CHECKLIST Abaco’s birding records compiled for over 20 years include 33 shorebird species. For a few, the islands and cays are a permanent residence; for many...
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BELLA MOTHS: COLOURFUL, POISONOUS & PROMISCUOUS
BELLA MOTHS: COLOURFUL, POISONOUS & PROMISCUOUS The BELLA MOTH Utetheisa ornatrix is also known as the ‘ornate moth’ or ‘rattlebox moth’ (a tall spiky plant of the species Crotalaria). The...
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CHRISTMAS BUNTING(S) . ABACO . BAHAMAS
BUNTING(S) FOR AN ABACO CHRISTMAS BUNTING /ˈbʌntɪŋ/ (Noun) A small New World songbird of the cardinal subfamily Flags and other colourful festive decorations PAINTED BUNTING Few birds radiate...
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THE DELPHI CLUB GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF ABACO by KEITH SALVESEN: final copies...
THE DELPHI CLUB GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF ABACO NEW! UNEXPECTED! There’s nothing like a massive house clear-out (after 42 years) to reveal lost possessions, forgotten treasures, and (for that matter) a...
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GREAT EGRETS: NOBLE (YET MISNAMED) HERONS
GREAT EGRETS: NOBLE (YET MISNAMED) HERONS The Great Egret is actually a heron rather than an egret. It’s a Great Heron. All egrets are members of the heron family Ardeidae, but the converse is not...
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SANDERLINGS ON THE BEACH . ABACO . BAHAMAS
SANDERLINGS ON THE BEACH . ABACO . BAHAMAS These little birds are far from rare, but watching a flock of them scuttling back and forth on the sand, in and out of the tide, is always a treat. And as...
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SPIDER WASPS & TARANTULA HAWKS: STEP AWAY FROM THIS INSECT
SPIDER WASPS & TARANTULA HAWKS (PEPSIS WASPS) I learn today that this week is Insect Week (or, as it may prefer, The International Week for Insect Appreciation and Protection). I’m all for it....
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THE DELPHI CLUB GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF ABACO by KEITH SALVESEN – a few copies...
THE DELPHI CLUB GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF ABACO BIRDS OF ABACO was launched at the Delphi Club, Abaco, Bahamas in March 2014. I thought all copies had been sold or donated ages ago. In the aftermath of...
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“I GET AROUND”: PIPING PLOVER TUNA’S GUEST POST (3)
“I GET AROUND”: PIPING PLOVER TUNA’S GUEST POST (3) ABACO PIPING PLOVER WATCH was an amateur ‘citizen science’ conservation program to help investigate the winter season migrations of a tiny shore...
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PIONEER NATURALISTS: ABACO & BAHAMAS BIRDS
Wilson’s Plover & Chick, Abaco, Bahamas (Sandy Walker) PIONEER NATURALISTS: ABACO & BAHAMAS BIRDS WHO’S WHO? POTTED BIOGRAPHIES! Who were all the people – all men, I’m afraid – who are...
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ENDANGERED SPECIES ON ABACO, BAHAMAS (1)
ENDANGERED SPECIES ON ABACO, BAHAMAS (1) May 15th is – was – Endangered Species Day worldwide. I missed it, of course I did. Typical. So, belatedly, here’s the first of a short series highlighting the...
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SPERM WHALE BONES & RESEARCH: LIFE AFTER DEATH
SPERM WHALE BONES & RESEARCH: LIFE AFTER DEATH I made this short video last year at BMMRO HQ, Sandy Point, Abaco. A sperm whale had stranded earlier in the year, and after the necropsy some of the...
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‘EGYPTIAN MUMMY’ (aka MOTHER GOOSE) & HER BROOD
‘EGYPTIAN MUMMY’ (aka MOTHER GOOSE) & HER BROOD This post has little to do with Abaco, and only a tenuous connection with the Bahamas. It is about birds, though, so I’ll justify it that way. This...
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