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STIMULATING CURIOSITY IN ABACO: DELPHI CLUB’S SMALL PART OF THE MARS MISSION
One of the first colour images from the Mars rover Curiosity – a composite panorama 9 August 2012 (NASA) STIMULATING CURIOSITY IN ABACO THE DELPHI CLUB’S PART OF THE MARS ROVER MISSION One of the...
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ABACO BONEFISHING Pt 1: A NON-ANGLER’S SKIFF-VIEW – WHAT, HOW, WHERE & WHY?
BE NATURAL (YET SHARP) ON THE FLATS – PART 1 WHAT, HOW, WHERE AND WHY? [I published the original of this post a year ago. I discovered that it had been put badly out of kilter by recent...
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HOW TO RECORD BIRDS EASILY ON ABACO (OR ANYWHERE ELSE…)
RECORDING BIRDS: A LAYMAN’S GUIDE YOU WILL NEED: an iPh@ne or similar smartphone with a voice memo facility; patience; minimal non-natural background noises (traffic, yelling people, barking dogs,...
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HELLO, HANDSOME! WESTERN SPINDALIS IN THE MOOD FOR LURVE…
HELLO, HANDSOME! WESTERN SPINDALIS IN THE MOOD FOR LURVE… Nearly two years ago, when this blog was still in its mewling infancy, I posted about one of my favourite small birds on Abaco, the WESTERN...
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“PISHING IN THE WIND”: BIRDING IN A BREEZE AT DELPHI
“PISHING IN THE WIND”: BIRDING IN A BREEZE AT DELPHI The Bahamas weather has been uncharacteristically dire. Rain and cloud for the past week, and a poor forecast for the next week (see above). I...
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‘CARRION SCAVENGING': TURKEY VULTURES ON ABACO
‘CARRION SCAVENGING': TURKEY VULTURES ON ABACO TURKEY VULTURES (Cathartes aura) are a familiar sight, wheeling effortlessly overhead on thermals or gliding with the wind in singles, pairs or flocks....
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THE CROSS LITTLE WOODPECKER: A TRUE HAIRY TALE FROM ABACO
THE CROSS LITTLE WOODPECKER: A TRUE HAIRY TALE FROM ABACO ONCE UPON A TIME, on a magical far away island called Abaco, where the sun always shone and the people were always friendly and smiling, there...
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BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKS REVISITED…
BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKS REVISITED… The first ever Black-bellied Whistling Ducks recorded for Abaco arrived last June. Six birds turned up on South Abaco in the Crossing Rocks area and slowly...
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ABACO’S BIRDING HOTSPOTS (42 OF THE BAHAMAS TOP 100)
ABACO’S BIRDING HOTSPOTS (42 OF THE BAHAMAS TOP 100) Right now, I’m doing daily checks on the indispensable EBIRD CARIBBEAN in relation to the ABACO PIPING PLOVER WATCH project (and incidentally if...
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ABACO PARROTS, SURVIVAL & RESEARCH: POST-DORIAN UPDATE
ABACO PARROTS: SURVIVAL & RESEARCH A POST-DORIAN UPDATE The unique and symbolic parrots of Abaco have become quite a focus of attention now that some kind of normality is returning to the...
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