<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
<channel>
<title>Zihuatanejo-Ixtapa Message Board - Frigate Ahoy!</title>
<link>https://www.zihuatanejo.net/tablero/</link>
<description>Information for visitors and locals about Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa, Troncones, Barra de Potosí and the surrounding region of the Costa Grande in Guerrero, Mexico</description>
<language>en</language>
<item>
<title>Frigate Ahoy! (reply)</title>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Yes, they're fabulous, can watch them all day; of course I am somewhat biased in favour of the...wait for it...PELICANO!</p>
<p>Seriously though, some years back I watched in horror on La Madera early one morning when a frigate bird grabbed a baited line as the pescadero was casting. He hauled the bird in and gently unhooked it, and tossed it back into the air.</p>
<p><br />
<img src="images/smilies/mexico.gif" alt=":vivamexico:" title="¡Viva México!" /></p>
</blockquote><p>Walking on Playa La Ropa a few years ago, I came across a newly-hatched turtle that clearly was having trouble making it through the waves to deeper water.<br />
I waded out to where the water was neck-deep and released the little guy, and watched as he swam away.....but he got only a few yards before a friggin' frigate bird swooped down and grabbed him.<br />
Ah, nature!</p>
]]></content:encoded>
<link>https://www.zihuatanejo.net/tablero/index.php?id=104303</link>
<guid>https://www.zihuatanejo.net/tablero/index.php?id=104303</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2016 05:27:38 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>HolyMole</dc:creator>
</item>
<item>
<title>Frigate Ahoy! (reply)</title>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Frigate! Can't we all just get along???</p>
<p><img src="images/smilies/3stooges.gif" alt=":3stooges:" title="3 stooges" /></p>
]]></content:encoded>
<link>https://www.zihuatanejo.net/tablero/index.php?id=104277</link>
<guid>https://www.zihuatanejo.net/tablero/index.php?id=104277</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2016 17:49:51 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Pelicano</dc:creator>
</item>
<item>
<title>Frigate Ahoy! (reply)</title>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Okay, I'm being snarky - but I have to point out that Buck Island (St. Croix) is not a National Park, it is a National Monument created by President Kennedy in 1961. I know the difference doesn't matter much, except that Congress does little to support our National Park system while Presidents continue to add to our system of National Monuments. It is widely expected that President Obama will add at least one more to the system later this year. And that will be a good thing.</p>
</blockquote><p>Yeah, that's more than just a little snarky. Crucians have always called it a park. When I worked there we called it a park. It is managed by the National Park Service. The folks in charge are Park Rangers.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
<link>https://www.zihuatanejo.net/tablero/index.php?id=104275</link>
<guid>https://www.zihuatanejo.net/tablero/index.php?id=104275</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2016 13:32:22 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ZihuaRob</dc:creator>
</item>
<item>
<title>Frigate Ahoy! (reply)</title>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Okay, I'm being snarky - but I have to point out that Buck Island (St. Croix) is not a National Park, it is a National Monument created by President Kennedy in 1961. I know the difference doesn't matter much, except that Congress does little to support our National Park system while Presidents continue to add to our system of National Monuments. It is widely expected that President Obama will add at least one more to the system later this year. And that will be a good thing.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
<link>https://www.zihuatanejo.net/tablero/index.php?id=104274</link>
<guid>https://www.zihuatanejo.net/tablero/index.php?id=104274</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2016 05:42:53 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Dooglas</dc:creator>
</item>
<item>
<title>Frigate Ahoy! (reply)</title>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes, they're fabulous, can watch them all day; of course I am somewhat biased in favour of the...wait for it...PELICANO!</p>
<p>Seriously though, some years back I watched in horror on La Madera early one morning when a frigate bird grabbed a baited line as the pescadero was casting. He hauled the bird in and gently unhooked it, and tossed it back into the air.</p>
<p><br />
<img src="images/smilies/mexico.gif" alt=":vivamexico:" title="¡Viva México!" /></p>
]]></content:encoded>
<link>https://www.zihuatanejo.net/tablero/index.php?id=104248</link>
<guid>https://www.zihuatanejo.net/tablero/index.php?id=104248</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jul 2016 02:35:15 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Pelicano</dc:creator>
</item>
<item>
<title>Frigate Ahoy! (reply)</title>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2016/0701/How-can-frigatebirds-stay-aloft-for-months-at-a-time">http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2016/0701/How-can-frigatebirds-stay-aloft-for-months-at-a-time</a></p>
</blockquote><p>Cool article. My favorite bird since I was a young teen working on the Buck Island Ferry in St. Croix, USVI.</p>
<p>My old &quot;office&quot; was the reef and protected mooring area just out of sight around the point at the far end of this small island known as Buck Island National Park. It was a rough job for a young teen, but somebody had to do it.<br />
<img src="http://images.marinas.com/med_res_id/73593" alt="[image]" /></p>
]]></content:encoded>
<link>https://www.zihuatanejo.net/tablero/index.php?id=104241</link>
<guid>https://www.zihuatanejo.net/tablero/index.php?id=104241</guid>
<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jul 2016 00:16:26 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ZihuaRob</dc:creator>
</item>
<item>
<title>Frigate Ahoy!</title>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2016/0701/How-can-frigatebirds-stay-aloft-for-months-at-a-time">http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2016/0701/How-can-frigatebirds-stay-aloft-for-months-at-a-time</a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
<link>https://www.zihuatanejo.net/tablero/index.php?id=104239</link>
<guid>https://www.zihuatanejo.net/tablero/index.php?id=104239</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 17:38:21 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Pelicano</dc:creator>
</item>
</channel>
</rss>
