Bugs, birds and puffer fish offer fun dockside diversion

By Susan Scott

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Dec 24, 2012

~~<p>When I rent a slip for my sailboat, as I have been doing on and off in Mexico for the last two years, I don't have to take the boat anywhere to have memorable wildlife experiences.</p>
<p>One morning last week, while drinking coffee in Honu's cockpit in La Cruz de Juanacaxtle marina, I spotted a frigate bird carrying what appeared to be a baseball. The white sphere weighed heavy on the bird, pulling its beak downward, and as the all-black male seabird passed Honu's stern, he dropped his burden.</p>
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When I rent a slip for my sailboat, as I have been doing on and off in Mexico for the last two years, I don't have to take the boat anywhere to have memorable wildlife experiences.

One morning last week, while drinking coffee in Honu's cockpit in La Cruz de Juanacaxtle marina, I spotted a frigate bird carrying what appeared to be a baseball. The white sphere weighed heavy on the bird, pulling its beak downward, and as the all-black male seabird passed Honu's stern, he dropped his burden. Login for more...