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BIRDS OF ABACO . TENTH ANNIVERSARY

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THE DOWNLOAD OF THE BOOK OF THE BIRDS

BIRDS OF ABACODownload

NOTES

  1. This download is of the entire book
  2. Reduced to 18mb for 10 – 15 second loading; no noticeable loss of definition
  3. Below the screen BIRDS OF ABACO enlarges the screen, DOWNLOAD will do just that
  4. The top bar contains all the usual ways to make adjustments to the contents
  5. This is the penultimate version before printing, with a few crop marks etc
  6. Please let me know if there are any problems with the download

The download is free and can be scrolled on-screen or saved in the usual way. Do share with family and friends. By all means use parts – eg the Checklist – to print for reference. It’s fine to print out a single complete copy for personal use only.

As mentioned in previous posts, I am asking those who choose to download the book to make a modest charitable donation to a local wildlife-related cause or to a local school or an organisation that inspires kids to get involved in the natural world around them.

KEITH SALVESEN

March 2024

rollingharbour.delphi@gmail.com

Thanks to all the many people who contributed to the book including 30 photographers who took brilliant photos; 3 Bahamas bird experts who contributed greatly to the composition and accuracy of the book; the superb printers Conti in Italy; Peter Mantle the inspiration and eminence grise; and my wife Sally whose publishing and editorial skills are second to none, and her patience limitless.

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CUBAN EMERALD (f): PICTURE PERFECT ON ABACO (3)

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CUBAN EMERALD (f): PICTURE PERFECT ON ABACO (3)

I spent a wonderful 15 minutes with this little Cuban Emerald hummingbird (Chlorostilbon ricordii), which I found perched on a stick in a small clearing in the coppice at Delphi. I was several feet away when I first noticed it, so I spent some time inching forward towards it. Even from a distance, the metallic sheen of the feathers glinted in the bright sunlight. The bird watched me, tame and unruffled, as I approached. I took photos as I moved closer so that if it flew off at least I’d have something to remember it by. In the end it let me get so close that I could almost have touched it. When I’d taken some close-ups, I backed very slowly away. The little beady black eyes followed my retreat with interest. The bird was still happily perched on the stick when I lost eye-contact with it. In the end I was more moved (in one sense) than it was (in another).

Credit: Keith Salvesen / Rolling Harbour