Abaco Forum Newsgroup
Latest News From The Abaconian and Rolling Harbour Abaco
Is this an Abaco forum / newsgroup in the conventional sense? Not quite. We tried providing a classic forum at one point, then experimented with Twitter, but had little success. Running an interactive forum requires time, effort, and most of all, moderators -- something we did not have the resources for. If you are looking for a forum / message board dedicated to the Abacos, we suggest heading over to Abaco's Community Message Board or Abaco Forum.
Beyond a classic forum, we provide a stream of some of the news outlets we watch when it comes to Abaco. Our first choice is an Abaco Facebook Page hosted by the Abaconian which has been Abaco's newspaper of record since 1993.
Following the Abaconian's Facebook page is the news feed for Rolling Harbour Abaco hosted by The Delphi Club. This is an informative and enjoyable blog that covers the birds and other wildlife on Abaco Island.
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Rolling Harbour Abaco News
THE DELPHI CLUB: ABACO BIRDS, WILDLIFE & DIVERS
ABACO WHALES & DOLPHINS: BMMRO SIGHTINGS & NEWSLETTER I haven’t posted Abaco whale, dolphin & manatee news for a while. Time for a catch-up. Georgie the young manatee that left her mother Rita and came to Abaco from the Berry Is. alone, is no longer here. She survived a very long journey, and investigated various coastal […]
Posted on 16 May 2013 | 7:48 am
BLOOMING MARVELLOUS: FLOWERS OF ABACO The flowers and plants below were mostly photographed in the grounds of The Delphi Club, Abaco or nearby. I expect most or many are already securely on the SD chips or hard drives of every visitor to an agreeably floral place like the Bahamas. Who can resist a pretty flower? […]
Posted on 14 May 2013 | 9:02 am
LEAST, BUT NOT LAST: THE SMALLEST SANDPIPER The LEAST SANDPIPER (Calidris minutilla) is the smallest shorebird, the definitive “peep”. An adult is only about 6″ long. They are to be found in pairs or groups, busily foraging in the sand and seaweed. Often they will mix in with other shorebirds. These birds nest in scrapes close to […]
Posted on 12 May 2013 | 1:57 pm
CUBAN PEWEE: NATURE’S LEAST SCARY TYRANT The CUBAN PEWEE Contopus caribaeus bahamensis, also known as the Crescent-eyed Pewee (see photos for details), is a tyrant. At 6″ long , the smallest tyrant you are likely to encounter in the Bahamas, but undoubtedly a member of the family Tyrranidae. These are the flycatchers, and include the larger LA […]
Posted on 8 May 2013 | 1:53 pm
ABACO’S UNIQUE PARROTS IN PICTURES, VIDEO & SOUND Abaco parrots. The only ground-nesting parrot species in the Bahamas. In the world, in fact. I’ve posted quite often about them – indeed they have their own page HERE – because, frankly, they are special and their story is one of encouraging success for intensive research and […]
Posted on 5 May 2013 | 4:34 am
BEAUTIFUL DAMSELS: BAHAMAS REEF FISH (9) YELLOWTAIL DAMSELFISHBICOLOR DAMSELFISHCOCOA DAMSELFISHTHREE-SPOT DAMSELFISH (JUV) THREE-SPOT DAMSELFISHPhoto credits: Melinda Riger @ Grand Bahama Scuba (except header image – Wiki-cheers)
Posted on 2 May 2013 | 4:08 pm
BURNING SENSATIONS: FOREST FIRES ON ABACO My last post was about SAWMILL SINK – not the famous Blue Hole itself, but the detritus of past logging activity in that part of the Abaco pine forests revealed by last month’s forest fires. I mentioned that this destructive burning of the shrubby understorey is (allegedly) the work […]
Posted on 29 April 2013 | 6:19 am
SAWMILL SINK, ABACO: INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY IN A POST-APOCALYPTIC LANDSCAPE 1. BLUE HOLES The Blue Holes of Abaco are geological wonders about which much has been written – much of it in the NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE. Sawmill Sink is one of the best-known inland ones; and there are other holes in the shallow seas on both […]
Posted on 25 April 2013 | 9:43 am
BLACK-FACED GRASSQUITS ON ABACO, BAHAMAS BFGs. Birds of the coppice, garden, feeder… and beach (see below). I posted some images last year HERE and now I have a few more, taken recently. Although their name is promising at first glance, the Title pun-value of these little birds is low, so I’ve left it… While the […]
Posted on 23 April 2013 | 4:45 am
‘MEN AT WORK’: CLEANING UP MAN’S DEBRIS IN THE OCEAN I keep an eye on the website SCUBAZOO. As ever, the alert ABACO SCIENTIST (highly recommended to follow) has beaten me to this latest post from Jason Isley, diver / photographer and creative thinker. He demonstrates the wonders and (human) blunders of the deep with wit and […]
Posted on 20 April 2013 | 3:33 am
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