Galapagos Birds: Boobies
Thursday, June 12 2003 @ 05:36 PM | Contributed by:
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 | Blue & Red Footed boobies can be found on most of the islands, and in large numbers. They breed directly on the ground, and you have to pay attention that you don't step on them or their nests. On this picture you can see the bright colored feet of the birds |
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| The nests are really just a spot on the floor and are marked only by the circle of dirt the bird pushes out of the way. Since the man-made walkways usually are a nicer flat place to sit on the floor without plants, there are many sitting and nesting where visitors are supposed to walk. |
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| If you come in the right season, you can see the birds breed. They are sitting on 1-2 eggs and breed. Since there are no predators, they do not really care too much about the eggs security. |
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| Finally, when the small birds hatch from the egg, they are fed by whatever the parents catch in the sea. They have a quite different color at first. Funny enough, the red-footed have a blue beak while young... |
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| The patterns of the feather and the clear lines make those birds a very nice object of birdwatching. The colorful feet make the rest of the quite unusual sight for foreigners. |
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| When fish-swarms are around, the birds fly high above them and dive deep into the see to catch them. The speed of the attack is very impressive. |
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| When the birds mate, they perform a certain dance to impress each other. The male and females can be distinguished by the size of their pupils. |
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