HERMIT CRABS: SHELL-DWELLERS & CONTESTANTS FOR WACKY RACES
HERMIT CRABS: SHELL-DWELLERS & CONTESTANTS FOR WACKY RACES Hermit Crabs are all around – occasionally (sadly and unavoidably) underfoot. They borrow an empty shell, and as they grow they trade up...
View ArticleSTIMULATING 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...
View ArticleSEA URCHINS & SEA BISCUITS – BEACHCOMBING TREASURES ON ABACO
SEA URCHINS & SEA BISCUITS – BEACHCOMBING TREASURES ON ABACO It’s time we had some more shells and other beach treasures on these pages. In the absence of star Abaco beachcomber and...
View ArticleTULIP SHELLS & SUNRISE TELLINS: MORE BEACHCOMBING TREASURES FROM ABACO
TULIP SHELLS & SUNRISE TELLINS: MORE SHELL TREASURES FROM ABACO Here are two contrasting shells from the Delphi Club collection that has been haphazardly accumulated over the last 3 years or so....
View ArticleFLAMINGO TONGUE SNAILS & SHELLS: COLOURFUL GASTROPODS OF THE CARIBBEAN
FLAMINGO TONGUE SNAILS & SHELLS: COLOURFUL GASTROPODS OF THE CARIBBEAN The FLAMINGO TONGUE SNAIL Cyphoma gibbosum is a small sea snail (marine gastropod mollusc), related to cowries. The live...
View ArticleBEACHCOMBING: AN INVASION OF BEADS AT ROLLING HARBOUR
BEACHCOMBING: A BEAD INVASION AT ROLLING HARBOUR The Delphi Club beach at Rolling Harbour is an undeniably beautiful 3/4 mile curve of white-sand bay, shelving gently into pale blue water. Many...
View Article‘BEAUTY & THE BEACH': A CLOSE LOOK AT ABACO SHELLS
‘BEAUTY & THE BEACH': A CLOSE LOOK AT SOME ABACO SHELLS And to end with, not a shell but a somewhat unattractive head shot… BEAUTY PARADE UGLY BUG BALL… Can anyone ID this? It’s not what I...
View ArticleSHORE THINGS: BEACHCOMBING ON A PRISTINE ABACO BEACH
SHORE THINGS: BEACHCOMBING ON A PRISTINE ABACO BEACH The Abaco bay known as Rolling Harbour is a 3/4 mile curve of white sand beach, protected by an off-shore reef. The beach is pristine. Or it would...
View ArticleSMALL SHELLS FROM CASUARINA, ABACO
SMALL SHELLS FROM CASUARINA, ABACO The shell species below (also in the header picture) is an olive. It turns out to have potential to star in a small maritime horror movie. Capt Rick Guest, who...
View ArticleBIRDS OF SAN SALVADOR, BAHAMAS: BOOK REVIEW
THE BIRDS OF SAN SALVADOR, BAHAMAS Authors: R. Hays Cummins, Mark R. Boardman, Mark L. McPhail Published 1 Jan 2013, 132pp with 400+ images covering 54 species Available spiral bound for $29.95 on...
View ArticleROLLING HARBOUR, ABACO: LIFE’S A BEACH & THEN SOME…
ROLLING HARBOUR, ABACO: LIFE’S A BEACH & THEN SOME… Rolling Harbour (the geographical feature) is a gently curving one-mile white sand bay presided over by the Delphi Club, which sits on a 50 foot...
View ArticleECHINODERMS, DOLLAR DOVES & PETRIFIED BISCUITS
Sand Dollar from Abaco containing 5 miniature white doves… ECHINODERMS, DOLLAR DOVES & PETRIFIED BISCUITS Echinoderms (Gr. ‘Hedgehog Skin’) comprise a large variety of sea creatures characterised...
View Article“THE ADMIRABLE CHITON” (A DELPHI BEACH MYSTERY)
“THE ADMIRABLE CHITON” (A DELPHI BEACH MYSTERY) The beach at Delphi is good for combing. Most of Abaco’s beaches are too, for that matter. You can find Kasia’s beachcombing page HERE. Last month 2...
View ArticleCHEROKEE SHELL MUSEUM, ABACO: “GIFTS FROM THE SEA”
CHEROKEE SHELL MUSEUM, ABACO: “GIFTS FROM THE SEA” One of the smallest museums in the world has just opened on April 15 in the picturesque settlement of Cherokee on Abaco, Bahamas. Other contenders...
View ArticleSEA GLASS TREASURES & TWO ISLAND CHICKS…
SEA GLASS TREASURES & TWO ISLAND CHICKS… It’s time to shine the Rolling Harbour spotlight on sea glass, a neglected (by me) topic recently . Everyone loves it (don’t they?), and there’s always a...
View ArticleSEA BISCUITS: DO THEY REALLY CONTAIN DOVES?
Sea Biscuits on the Beach, Delphi, Abaco Bahamas SEA BISCUITS: DO THEY REALLY CONTAIN DOVES? A couple of years ago I wrote a post called ECHINODERMS, DOLLAR DOVES & PETRIFIED BISCUITS. It dealt...
View ArticleSEA BISCUITS: THEY REALLY DO CONTAIN DOVES – AND MORE!
SEA BISCUITS: THEY REALLY DO CONTAIN DOVES – AND MORE! Recently I posed the question whether sea biscuits, like sand dollars contain ‘doves’. I had one in my hand, it rattled, I took a photograph...
View Article“GIFTS FROM THE SEA”: THE CHEROKEE SHELL MUSEUM
“GIFTS FROM THE SEA”: THE CHEROKEE SHELL MUSEUM In the shadow of a tall pylon in the secluded settlement of Cherokee stands Abaco’s smallest museum. Make that one of the world’s smallest museums. As I...
View ArticleSPACE DEBRIS ON ABACO: YES, IT IS ROCKET SCIENCE
SPACE DEBRIS ON ABACO: YES, IT IS ROCKET SCIENCE December has seen two remarkable events on Abaco. First, a huge dead sperm whale (estimated 50′ long) washed up at Bahama Palm Shores. Sharks had...
View ArticleROCKET SCIENCE ON ABACO (2) / ELON-GATE: MORE SPACE DEBRIS
ROCKET SCIENCE ON ABACO (2) / ELON-GATE: MORE SPACE DEBRIS Having seasonally gifted Bahamas Palm Shores the benefit of the debris from his recent Falcon 9 rocket launch (see last post from BPS HERE)...
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