Barbuda Photo's

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Steve & Carol
Thu 22 Mar 2012 00:55
The Frigatebird colony has over 2500 pairs of birds and is the largest colony in the Caribbean.
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The males puff out their throats pouches to attract a partner.
Frigatebirds only ever lay one egg and the pair both raise chick until the male abandons them and heads off to the Galapagos Islands to have another family there!
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Frigatebirds live for 45-50 years and the chicks take over a year to become independent so last years young still
depend on their mothers as well as this years
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Palm beach is 11 miles of virtually empty beach.
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The rowing/paddling race contestants
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Race on - the race was around 2 of the anchored yachts m_IMGP4736
Dinghy sailing the next day
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Steve with Wilf and Sid
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The boys sailing by themselves
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