‘CONCH CENTRAL’ AT SANDY POINT, ABACO, BAHAMAS
‘CONCH CENTRAL’ AT SANDY POINT, ABACO The serious conch action in Sandy Point is to be found at the jetty. I learned a simple beginner’s lesson on our first visit to Abaco. If you choose a large...
View ArticleCONCH SHELLS & CONCHUPISCENCE ON ABACO
CONCH SHELLS & CONCHUPISCENCE ON ABACO Most conchs encountered in daily life are lying peacefully on the beach; or are artfully displayed; or are found in conch heaps (often in the vicinity of...
View ArticleA GREAT BLUE HERON AT SANDY POINT, ABACO
When I get a better internet connection I have some great bird posts planned. Until then it has to be single images on my iph@ne. Here’s one from a couple of days back … NEW! Originally mis-ID – there...
View ArticleCAN A PELICAN? THE HELICAN!
A taster for a future post about Brown Pelicans when I have a more reliable internet connection than Abaco’s rather intermittent service… These two birds were taken a few days ago on the jetty at Sandy...
View ArticleSTANDIN’ ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY: GREAT BLUE HERON ON ABACO
STANDIN’ ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY: GREAT BLUE HERON ON ABACO The occasion: a trip to Sandy Point for a lunch party at the legendary Nancy’s in honour of Sandy Walker at the end of his 5 years as...
View ArticleBROWN PELICANS ON ABACO & BEYOND
BROWN PELICANS ON ABACO & BEYOND Six more sleeps. That’s all. Suddenly, a trip that seemed ages away is rushing towards us. Or, to put it more plausibly science-wise, we are rushing towards it....
View ArticleTAKING TERNS KISSING: AN ABACO ROMANCE
TAKING TERNS KISSING: AN ABACO ROMANCE There’s a time and a place for anthropomorphising animal behaviour in terms of human responses. Usually it’s best done with caution or not at all… I’m going to...
View ArticleNO LAUGHING MATTER: A DISHEVELLED GULL ON ABACO
NO LAUGHING MATTER: A DISHEVELLED GULL ON ABACO By the end of day 2 during my recent stay at Sandy Point, I thought that I had had just about enough of the laughing gulls Leucophaeus atricilla. They...
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