ABACO PARROTS: BRIGHT GREEN, RED & BLUE = HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO YOU
Painted buntings in the last post. And now some Abaco parrots. To adopt the joyous strangled yell of Noddy Holder (Slade, 1973, “Merry Christmas Everybody”)** “It’s….. CHRISTMASSSSSSS“. Abaco’s famous and unique ground-nesting parrots are about as seasonally festive as you could wish for. Bright, colourful, noisy and impossible to ignore. The run-up to Christmas is the perfect moment for a gallery of these fine birds that are making a very promising recovery from near-extinction thanks to intensive conservation measures over the last few years. There’s a caption competition at the end, too. Post your idea as a comment and there even may be something it it for the winner…
INTERMISSION
CAPTION COMPETITION
It’s Christmas. Season of Good Will. But what on earth is going on here…?
Credits: Melissa Maura (1, 2, 9), Peter Mantle (3), Keith Salvesen / RH (4, 8), Craig Nash (5), Bruce Hallett (6), Tom Sheley (7); Audio recorded by RH & Mrs RH at Bahamas Palm Shores
** FESTIVE MUSICAL DIGRESSION (OPTIONAL)
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Well, I can’t imagine any wishes more lively, colorful and beautiful than this!
Happy Christmas, RH! 🙂
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And to you too, Marina. Have a really great time…
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They are soooooo pretty!
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Cindy, not so long ago there were fewer than 1000, a non-sustainable population. Now there are 3000+. So worth conserving (though apt to be noisy!). RH
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You’ve been where all night?? The Delphi Club!!!
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Very good! The leading contender (in fact so far the only contender) – setting the bar high! RH
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