Blue Footed Booby on Lava Rock

Blue Footed Booby on Lava RockLocation: Galapagos The famous blue footed booby of Galapagos, resting posing on lava rock. Blue footed boobies are one of three booby species found on Galapagos. They are large, distinctive birds, found along the Eastern Pacific coastline where they often nest on small islands with rocky coasts. Their name comes from the Spanish word bobo, meaning foolish or clown referring to their clumsy movement on land. Despite their clumsiness on land, boobies

Location: Galapagos

The famous blue footed booby of Galapagos, resting/posing on lava rock. Blue-footed boobies are one of three booby species found on Galapagos. They are large, distinctive birds, found along the Eastern Pacific coastline where they often nest on small islands with rocky coasts. Their name comes from the Spanish word ‘bobo’, meaning foolish or clown – referring to their clumsy movement on land.

Despite their clumsiness on land, boobies are extremely agile in the air. At dawn, they take to the sky in search of schools of small fish such as anchovies and sardines, often foraging in large groups of up to 200 birds. Once the prey has been spotted, the booby folds back its wings, giving it a more streamlined shape, and plunges into the water. Dives may occur from over 20 metres above the water, and the bird hits the water at speeds up to 60 mph, snapping up fish in its serrated beak.

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