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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.
This 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.
Rolling Harbour Abaco News
BIRDS, WILDLIFE & MORE ABACO, BAHAMAS
BRITTLE STARS: PRIMITIVE YET INCREDIBLY COMPLEX STARFISH BRITTLE STARS are closely related to starfish, and in particular to Basket Stars. They are commonly known as “serpent stars”, having 5 long, thin arms that may grow as long as 2 feet long. There are lots of different types of brittle star – at least 2000 – […]
Posted on 30 September 2025 | 12:56 pm
WORLD DOLPHIN DAY 2025 September 12th is the day chosen by Sea Shepherd to raise awareness and promote the conservation of dolphins. It was established on the one-year anniversary of the killing of 1,428 Atlantic white-sided dolphins in the Faroe Islands, which was the largest single slaughter of cetaceans in history. As many will know, the […]
Posted on 14 September 2025 | 3:51 pm
There are few more exhilarating sights in the world of birds than an osprey swooping from a great height down into the sea, emerging with a large fish held characteristically ‘fore and aft’ in its claws, and flying into the distance with heavy wing-beats. BoA Ref : 72 OSPREY . Pandion haliaetus . PR|B|2 LINK […]
Posted on 28 August 2025 | 10:42 am
ROLLING HARBOUR MOVIES PROUDLY PRESENTS CRAB RUN – THE MOVIE LOCATION: DELPHI CLUB BEACH, ABACO (Music: Chet Atkins ‘Yakkety Axe’, aka The Benny Hill Show Theme) Found in old folder for this newish blog in 2012, when I featured plenty of tosh just for fun
Posted on 14 August 2025 | 8:34 am
This fantastic photograph of one of Abaco’s unique ground-nesting parrots was taken by ace photographer Nina Henry during the preparation and compilation of BIRDS OF ABACO. It’s the most special of the many we studied. The bird clearly displays the full fanning of its tail; and the image captures the bright colours perfectly. NH/RH/KS
Posted on 11 August 2025 | 1:07 pm
RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS ON ABACO The sounds are unmistakeable – a discordant chorus of soft chuckling noises like tongue-clicks as the RWTs flock into a bush, interrupted by harsh, metallic calls like rusty metal gate-hinges being forced open. Or maybe a lone bird mournfully repeating its eerie call from the mangroves far out on the Marls as […]
Posted on 25 July 2025 | 11:33 am
FLAMINGO TONGUE SNAILS: DECORATIVE CORAL-DWELLERS FLAMINGO TONGUE SNAILS Cyphoma gibbous are small marine gastropod molluscs related to cowries. The living animal is brightly coloured and strikingly patterned, but that colour only exists in the ‘live’ parts – the so-called ‘mantle’. The shell itself is usually pale, and characterised by a thick ridge round the middle. […]
Posted on 29 June 2025 | 4:05 pm
ELKHORN CORAL (Acropora palmata) is a widespread reef coral, an unmistakeable species with large branches that resemble elk antlers. The dense growths create an ideal shady habitat for many reef creatures. These include reef fishes of all shapes and sizes, lobsters, shrimps and many more besides. Elkhorn and similar larger corals are essential for […]
Posted on 20 June 2025 | 6:51 am
SPIDER WASPS & TARANTULA HAWKS (PEPSIS WASPS) A few years ago I was wandering along a track in South Abaco looking for birds in the coppice, when I came across this aggressive-looking creature. I could only get a partial shot of the insect, and I wondered whether to try to reach towards it to […]
Posted on 28 May 2025 | 1:41 pm
MAPPING ABACO: ON THE MAP IN 1702 In the Old World, 1702 was a turbulent year politically, royally, and militarily. Treaties made were broken; new treaties were made. Queen Anne succeeded to the throne of England after William III died of complications after falling off his horse. Anne went on to have 17 children, any […]
Posted on 20 May 2025 | 4:40 pm
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