The Galapagos Islands, 2006 & 2008

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Adult red-footed booby (Sula sula) on Genovesa (Tower), which is the main place where they breed on the Galapagos (some 140,000 pairs). They feed far offshore, so they are rarely seen other than on Genovesa (in contrast to blue-footed boobies, which feed close to shore).
Copyright © 2006 John Van de Graaff

Adult red-footed booby (Sula sula) on Genovesa (Tower), which is the main place where they breed on the Galapagos (some 140,000 pairs). They feed far offshore, so they are rarely seen other than on Genovesa (in contrast to blue-footed boobies, which feed close to shore).

Bird Photographs by John Van de Graaff