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Blue-footed Booby

Sula nebouxii

Photo by RachelM
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Notes:

Male and female blue-footed boobies during mating season. The male (foreground) is mid-dance trying to impress the female.

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Comments (1)
llundstrom24
Great shot of sky-pointing! I was never able to get a good one of any of the boobies doing that. Also, the subspecies for these is excisa in case you didn't know!

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PublishedApril 2, 2011

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