ONE ROYAL BABY DESERVES… AN ABACO ROYAL TERN
I posted briefly about ROYAL TERNS (Thalasseus maximus) on the Abaco Marls earlier this year HERE. Yesterday’s news from the Lindo Wing (anti-Monarchists look away now) surely justifies a few more photos of these fine and noble seabirds. Everyone else is using the event to sell newspapers / magazines / products (‘Royal’ Baby Lotion – so gentle, so soft – fit for a future King’s delicate…’ etc etc). If there’s a cheerful bandwagon passing, why not just hop on? I’ll skip the info about the range and nesting arrangements of these birds and show some them in all their glory, posing in the sunshine on a dead tree way out in the Abaco Marls.
PS No terns were hurt trying to get the yellow crown to fit one of them. In fact, they rather enjoyed it…
ROLLING HARBOUR ABACO 
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This is far more exciting than the royal family baby. I vote to call royal tern baby George 🙂
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Trouble is, those Royal Terns are all adults and already have perfectly sensible names – Yawk, Ark, Grek & Sqak. We already have a Duke of Yawk. I bet on Prince Sqak, but lost my stake.
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All those names are far more sensible than George.
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Congratulations Abaco on your Royal Terns… now wait, have I got that right? 😉
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Yes that’s fine, Lucy, Abaco is pleased to hear that… it’s just important to note that Rolling Harbour has nothing to do with the royal baby. RH
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