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CUBAN EMERALDS ON ABACO: JEWELS BEYOND PRICE
CUBAN EMERALDS ON ABACO: JEWELS BEYOND PRICE Well I don’t want to overstate it, but there cannot be anyone on the planet who has anything but love for hummingbirds. There’s no existing word for ‘fear...
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RUDDY TURNSTONES ON ABACO: BEACH NOSHING
RUDDY TURNSTONES ON ABACO: BEACH NOSHING Some birds are named for the sounds they make (bobwhite, chuck-will’s-widow, pewee, killdeer). Some are named for their appearance (yellow-rumped warbler,...
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CLAPPER RAILS ON ABACO: A SMALL SHOWCASE
CLAPPER RAILS ON ABACO: A SMALL SHOWCASE Just over 3 years ago, THE BIRDS OF ABACO was published and launched at the Delphi Club. The book was intended to showcase the wonderful and varied bird life...
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WORLD SHOREBIRDS DAY, PIPING PLOVERS & IRMA
WORLD SHOREBIRDS DAY, PIPING PLOVERS & IRMA Sept 6 2017. World Shorebirds Day dawns, even as the huge Cat 5 Hurricane Irma makes landfall over the small islands of the eastern Caribbean. Irma’s...
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SANDERLINGS ON DELPHI BEACH, ABACO BAHAMAS
SANDERLINGS ON DELPHI BEACH, ABACO BAHAMAS Looking back through some bird photo folders from last year, I came across these sanderlings that I photographed on the beach at Delphi. These little birds...
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BEHOLD! SOME BUNTING(S) FOR AN ABACO CHRISTMAS
BEHOLD! SOME BUNTING(S) FOR AN ABACO CHRISTMAS BUNTING /ˈbʌntɪŋ/ (Noun) [A Christmas gift of a puntastic avian / festive double-meaning] A small New World songbird of the cardinal subfamily Flags...
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ABACO PARROTS FOR THE NEW YEAR!
ABACO PARROTS FOR THE NEW YEAR! Red, green, blue, and a touch of snowy white. The colours of Christmas, sort of. We are past all that for another year, but for those on Abaco the unique,...
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REDDISH EGRET HUNTING ON THE MARLS, ABACO
REDDISH EGRET HUNTING ON THE MARLS, ABACO The trouble with reddish egrets is simple: they come in two colourways. There’s the conventional one which is indeed reddish, as one might hope and expect....
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ABACO CHECKLIST: 40 BIRDS IN A DAY
ABACO CHECKLIST: 40 BIRDS IN A DAY South Abaco – the whole area south of Marsh Harbour – provides by far the best birding opportunities for a day of varied birding. A recent party led by birding guide...
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AGGRO ON ABACO: ‘PARROTS OF THE CARIBBEAN’
AGGRO ON ABACO: GOTCHA! ‘PARROTS OF THE CARIBBEAN’ Mmmmm… gumbo limbo berries at Bahama Palm Shores. My favourite evening snack as we parrots head south to the National Park in the evening. There’s a...
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LA SAGRA’S FLYCATCHERS REVISITED ON ABACO
LA SAGRA’S FLYCATCHERS REVISITED ON ABACO LA SAGRA’S FLYCATCHER Myiarchus sagrae is one of 3 permanent resident ‘tyrant’ flycatchers found on Abaco, the others being the CUBAN PEWEE and the LOGGERHEAD...
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SCALY TALES: CURLY-TAILED LIZARDS ON ABACO
SCALY TALES: CURLY-TAILED LIZARDS ON ABACO The northern curly-tailed lizard Leiocephalus carinatus, to give it its full name, resembles a tiny dragon with a twist in its tail. These little critters...
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AMERICAN KESTRELS BEING CREATIVE ON ABACO
AMERICAN KESTRELS BEING CREATIVE ON ABACO I don’t usually hold back from using (my) bad photos if there’s a reasonable excuse to do so. There’s a reason here. So here are a few bad photos. This...
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THICK-BILLED VIREOS ON ABACO: “NIDIFICATION”
THICK-BILLED VIREOS ON ABACO: “NIDIFICATION” “Nidification” was one of the new words I learned from the wonderful book Birds of the West Indies by James Bond (a different one – for the full story...
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WHERE’S THE CATCH? A REDDISH EGRET FISHING
WHERE’S THE CATCH? A REDDISH EGRET FISHING The narrowest point on Abaco is just north of Crossing Rocks. The 120-mile long highway that splits the Island down the middle passes over a narrow strip of...
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BAHAMA MAMA: BIG NEWS ABOUT A TINY BIRD
BAHAMA MAMA: BIG NEWS ABOUT A TINY BIRD The bird in the header image is the presciently named Bahama Mama in Muskegon State Park, Michigan – so, one of the rare Great lakes piping plovers. She...
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COOTS FIGHTING & THE CARIBBEAN COOT DEFEATED
COOTS FIGHTING & THE CARIBBEAN COOT DEFEATED These coot fight images are from Phil Lanoue, whom I have featured before. He is a master of bird sequences, magicking a whole avian story or drama in...
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PLOVER APPRECIATION DAY 2018: ABACO’S 6 TREASURES
PLOVER APPRECIATION DAY 2018: ABACO’S 6 TREASURES Every day of the year, or so it seems, at least one worthy creature has been awarded an ‘Appreciation Day’, a special day when a particular species...
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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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ROYAL TERNS ON THE LONG DOCK, CHEROKEE
ROYAL TERNS ON THE LONG DOCK, CHEROKEE Royal terns Thalasseus maximus seem to have a great liking – quite rightly – for the charms of Cherokee, Abaco. Of the 12 tern species recorded for Abaco, ROTEs...
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