Blue-Footed Booby

A blue-footed booby perched on volcanic rock above a Galápagos penguin at the water's edge

Blue-footed booby and Galápagos penguin

📍 Galápagos Islands Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii) A powerful plunge-diver, it folds its wings and hits the water like an arrow from as high as 25 meters to spear schooling fish below the surface. Common throughout the Galápagos Islands year-round, nesting on rocky shores where males show off their bright feet in a high-stepping courtship dance. Modeled range · iNaturalist · CC BY 4.0 Wikipedia | iNaturalist | Range map | eBird ...

Pair of blue-footed boobies resting on dark volcanic rock at Los Túneles, lava channels and giant cacti behind them under overcast skies

Blue-footed booby, Los Túneles

📍 Los Túneles, Isla Isabela Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii) Their vivid turquoise feet double as a health report: the brighter the blue, the better-fed the bird, and mates choose accordingly. A year-round breeding resident of Isabela Island; Los Túneles is one of the best spots to see them nesting right on the lava. Modeled range · iNaturalist · CC BY 4.0 Wikipedia | iNaturalist | Range map | eBird