Magnificent Birdlife

There are two types of frigate birds and the pictures below sho the Great Frigatebird. The bird on the left has no balloon inflated. The one on the right has it inflated. Looks a bit uncomfortable -doesn't it. They seem to get on alright with it including preening and flying. They steal foods from aother birds by attacking them in the air, dangling them by their tail feathers until they drop the fish. The reason they do this is that there feathers are not waterproofed so they cannot go anywhere near the sea. Pretty cool I think.























These were my favourite bird in the islands. The blue footed boobie. They are fantastic to watch. They obviously have bright blue feet hence their name and are strong fliers and spectacular plunge divers. "Booby" in Spanish means "bobo" clown or stupid. They really are natural performers. The males whistle to the females who respond with a honking sound. If trying to attract a mate the male dances in a circle and the female joins him. If all that goes well the male then finds stones and twigs to hand to her in a ceremony that involves a strange pointing beaks to the sky routine. Trying wonderful creatures and the blue feet are luminous.