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BROWN 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....
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BAHAMA MOCKINGBIRDS ON ABACO: GOOD IMPRESSIONS
BAHAMA MOCKINGBIRDS ON ABACO: GOOD IMPRESSIONS The Bahama Mockingbird Mimus gundlachii is similar to its slightly smaller cousin, the widespread Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottis. The range of...
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ONE GOOD INTERN DESERVES ANOTHER (Part 1)
ONE GOOD INTERN DESERVES ANOTHER (Part 1) Four years ago a young English friend of ours, Oscar Ward, was lucky enough to be offered an internship with the Bahamas Marine Mammal Research Organisation...
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DOLPHINS DISPORTING IN THE BAHAMAS
DOLPHINS DISPORTING IN THE BAHAMAS ‘Disporting’. Not a word I’ve used very often. Or possibly ever. It looks a bit like ‘unsporting’, which is emphatically what dolphins are not. Basically, it just...
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THE PRINCE OF WHALES: BLAINVILLE’S BEAKED WHALES IN ABACO
THE PRINCE OF WHALES: BLAINVILLE’S BEAKED WHALES IN ABACO There’s a strange affinity between humans and whales. Humans seem to think so, anyway – and whales seem to tolerate them amiably, perhaps now...
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FOLLOWING DOLPHINS IN THE BAHAMAS…
FOLLOWING DOLPHINS IN THE BAHAMAS… The Bahamas Marine Mammal Research Organisation (BMMRO) is based at Sandy Point, Abaco. The principals Diane Claridge and Charlotte Dunn with their team cover not...
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“MEET THE FLOCKERS…” ON ABACO
“MEET THE FLOCKERS…” ON ABACO I’ve been checking out jetties at Sandy Point, of which there are several. They look a bit rickety but are in fact sound except for having to step rounds piles of (empty)...
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‘BIRD ON THE WIRE’: LOGGERHEAD KINGBIRD ON ABACO
‘BIRD ON THE WIRE’: LOGGERHEAD KINGBIRD ON ABACO I’m just back from Abaco. Mostly, it was about Marine Mammals (i.e. whales, dolphins, manatees) and the biennial Retreat for the Bahamas Marine Mammal...
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SCENE FROM BELOW: ‘SURFACE TENSION’
SCENE FROM BELOW: ‘SURFACE TENSION’ When I first got a GoPro, I made a mistake. What I really needed was a GoAm. My level of sophistication in Camera-world lines up just above the ‘incompetent’ mark....
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LEUCOPHAEUS ATRICILLA: LAUGHING STOCK ON ABACO
PSSSST! WANNA HEAR A JOKE? LEUCOPHAEUS ATRICILLA: LAUGHING STOCK ON ABACO KNOCK KNOCK! WHO’S THERE? TWITTER! TWITTER WHO? HAR HAR! MADE YOU SOUND LIKE AN OWL…! Photos & vid, Keith Salvesen;...
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