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Seasonal Ingredient: Bermuda Avocados
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Seasonal Ingredient: Bermuda Avocados

Hurricane season often brings with it an accidental harvest of Bermuda avocados. Blown off trees by high winds, these local fruits are so prevalent that homeowners come out of the storm to find their yards absolutely littered with them. The tricky part is figuring out how to use them all before they’re overripe – a skill in itself – which is why locals usually give their surplus away to friends and neighbours by the bagful, just to ensure they don’t…


Naturally Speaking

Kiskadees

Tourists coming to Bermuda from Europe love kiskadees. I think it’s because they are so easy to see, but they don’t look as if they are. I remember clearly when I saw my first kiskadee. I was on holiday in…


Nature

What to Pick and Plant this September

Recent storms (Franklin and Idalia) may have battered us somewhat but our island flora is still blooming bright. And later in the month our growing season approaches so that once again we can think about what flowers, vegetables and herbs…


Home & Garden

House Tour: Kingfisher

An old fisherman’s cottage on the water side of Harbour Road is fully renovated, maintaining the traditional charm and creating a dream home that looks as if it had always been there. Kingfisher won an honourable mention in our 2015…


Nature

Field Notes: Allspice

This article was taken from our archives. It first appeared in the August 1953 issue of The Bermudian. It appears here exactly as it did originally.   A small slender evergreen tree dominating the hillsides in Warwick is the Allspice…

Nature

6 Birds Extinct in Bermuda, and One That Came Back

Many important fossils of pre-colonial animals have been found through cave excavations in Bermuda. In these undisturbed habitats, former wildlife and plants are well preserved and can offer insight into what came before us. Since terrestrial species, as well as…