Kis-ka-dee Traditional Cache
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So everyone has told you how peaceful and quiet Bermuda is, right? Well, it is and it isn’t!
When I’m eating my breakfast on the verandah in the mornings, I’m amazed at how much noise there is all around me. I understand that there are 375 species of birds in Bermuda and I think that they are all chirping and singing their hearts out all at the same time which makes for a very harmonious choir – of sorts!
I think the noisiest bird is the Kiskadee. It is yellow breasted, has a striped head and is very aggressive. It was imported from Trinidad in 1957 with the hope that it would control the Anolis lizards who were eating ladybirds. However this did not pan out.
The original 200 kiskadees that were brought to the island have become very prolific becoming a major threat to the lives, feeding and nesting habits of the bluebrids and other birds as well as to soft-skinned local fruit, crabs and fish. Unfortunately it has also contributed to the decline of the chick-of-the-village, Northern cardinal, catbird and the extinction of the Cicada.
You will recognize the call of this bird because it will be saying “kis-ka-dee”. However my golfing friend says they are actually saying “hit the ball”. I don’t know about that, but maybe they are!
This cache is placed on Coney Island Park and is easy to get to, however, it was difficult for me to get good coords because of the trees.
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(Decrypt)
Vf gung n inevrtngrq Vaqvna Ehoore Gerr?
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