Grand Bahama Island plays host to a different visitor

Wed, Jun 6th 2012, 11:05 PM

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Grand Bahama Island,
Bahamas - During the months of June the beaches of Grand Bahama become
busy with birds that spend their life at sea or over coastal waters but
need to find a hospitable place to raise their young before returning
back to the sea in August or early September.

One of those birds
is the Least Tern appropriately named as it is the smallest tern in the
region measuring only 9 inches in length. Least Terns nest in colonies
on sandy beaches and an become quite aggressive and noisy when defending
their nests. 

The nest is merely a "scrape" in the sandy ground along the dune or above...

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