the blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) is a seabird found in the tropical and sub-tropical Pacific Ocean, along the western coast of the Americas and the Galápagos Islands.

[1461/10977] Blue-footed Booby - Sula nebouxii

Order: Suliformes Family: Sulidae (gannets and boobys)

Photo credit: Douglas Gimler via Macaulay Library

Blue-footed booby By: Unknown photographer From: Wildlife Fact-File 1990s

Source: andrea_fronc , Instagram

Song : Gipsy Kings, Caminando por la Calle

To Those Who Love Blue-footed Booby

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Blue-footed Booby- Galapagos Islands

By Court Whelan, Ph.D.

103. Blue-footed Booby

(blue-footed) boobies :D @h0riz0nstuff posted about these guys (really actually called blue-footed boobies in case you didn't know) on the same day i noticed them in-game, which i thought was a fun coincidence! i'm constantly in awe of guerrilla's attention to the wildlife model details - yeah if you get reallllllll close they're a little pixelated, but omg how beautiful are they for being such a small part of the game?

Drew a character for my relative's birthday. I wanted my family member to be able to use them as a decoration as well! Please do not use my characters or drawings without permsission. Thanks!

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Blue-Footed Booby - Colored Pencil on Vellum - 9" by 12"

Animal of the Day!

Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii)

(Photo by Darren Clark)

Conservation Status- Least Concern

Habitat- Eastern Central America; Eastern South America

Size (Weight/Length)- 80 cm; 150 cm wingspan

Diet- Fish; Squid

Cool Facts- Best known for their feet, the blue-footed booby’s coloration comes from pigments in the fish they eat. The healthier the booby, the bluer the feet, resulting in females only mating with males that have the bluest feet. Being monogamous, pairs of birds live their entire lives together and often hunt together when not raising a chick. When first pairing, males will court females using an intricate dance and present nesting materials to the female. Hunting in small flocks, blue-footed boobies fly above the surface of the ocean and dive into fish schools. They hit the surface of the water at 100 kilometers an hour and they can dive up to 25 meters to catch fish. 

Rating- 12/10 (Hah. Booby.)

In another episode of seabird courtship squabbles, a single male blue-footed booby (perched on a rock in the background) attempts to court a female that’s already chosen a mate (larger bird on the right in the foreground- remember the pupils!)

I love this video because you can see the interloper showing off some of the blue-footed booby’s iconic courtship dance as he lifts his feet and points his beak skyward. The female’s mate watches his rival’s display and whistles his disapproval. 

Blue-footed booby sitting in a ring of guano that marks its nest By: D. M. Porter From: Natural History Magazine 1982

damn girl… nice booby

The blue-footed booby is a marine bird native to subtropical and tropical regions of the eastern Pacific Ocean from California to the Galápagos Islands south into Peru. It is a social species which generally travels and lives in flock of up to 12 individuals. The blue-footed booby is a specialized fish eater, which hunts small schooling fish such as sardines, anchovies, mackerel, and flying fish (as well as squid and offal) by diving into the ocean after said prey, from up to 330ft hitting the water at around 27 mph and plunging some 80ft under the water. Blue-footed boobies are themselves preyed upon by sharks, the occasional feline or canine, vampire finches, and birds of prey like owls and the Galapagos Hawk. Blue-footed boobies average around 3.5ft in length and 3lbs in weight sporting a 5ft wingspan, with females being slightly larger than males. The wings are long, pointed, and brown in color, the neck and head of are light brown with white streaks, while the belly and underside exhibit pure white plumage. The eyes are a distinctive yellow, with the male having more yellow in its irises than the female. The most notable characteristic is the blue-colored feet, which can range in color from a pale turquoise to a deep aquamarine. Blue footed boobies form mated pairs and/or trios which may breed year round and have a very interesting courtship ritual which includes the one flaunting its blue feet, strutting, and dancing to impress its mates. They build nests comprised of divots in the ground surrounded by pebbles of lava rock, here a female may lay 1 to 3 eggs lays with each parent taking turns incubating the eggs for 41-45 days. Chicks feed off the regurgitated fish in the adult's mouth. If the parent does not have enough food for all of the chicks, it will only feed the biggest chick, ensuring that at least one will survive. Under ideal conditions a blue footed booby will reach sexual maturity around 1 to 6 years of age and may live up to 18 years.

Blue-footed Booby

Ecuador, South America

BY LIBOR VAICENBACHER