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A Quick Peck Two blue footed boobies standing atop some rocks socializing. Blue-footed Booby,Sula nebouxii,beach,bird,blue,galapagos,island,ocean,rocks,seabirds,shore,sky,waterbirds,white Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

A Quick Peck

Two blue footed boobies standing atop some rocks socializing.

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  1. View Claire Hamilton's profile
    Claire Hamilton
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    Fantastic, and a new species as well. Lucky you to have seen these magnificent birds! Posted 11 years ago
    1. View TristanV's profile
      TristanV
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      It was an experience I will surely never forget, thanks! Posted 11 years ago
  3. View Ludo Sak's profile
    Ludo Sak
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    Amazing. are these feet really that blue, or did you do some postprocessing enhancements to it? Wow, it's dificult to focus on the birds with such nice pair of shoes!:) Posted 11 years ago
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      TristanV
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      Their feet are astonishingly blue. Doesn't seem real at first sight almost as if they were painted that way. I used little enhancements, but that was to the whole of the image nothing specifically to the feet. Posted 11 years ago
      1. View Ludo Sak's profile
        Ludo Sak
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        Thank you for your swift reply, I really appreciate the quality of the shot, crisp, colourful, sharp and focussed. You did very well! Posted 11 years ago

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The Blue-footed Booby

The Blue-footed Booby is a marine bird in the family Sulidae, which includes ten species of long-winged seabirds. Blue-footed boobies belong to the genus ''Sula'', which comprises six species of boobies. It is easily recognizable by its distinctive bright blue feet, which is a sexually selected trait. Males display their feet in an elaborate mating ritual by lifting their feet up and down while strutting before the female. The female is slightly larger than the male and can measure up to 90 cm.. more

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Uploaded Jun 3, 2014. Captured Mar 25, 2012 16:58.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/6.3
  • 1/256s
  • ISO100
  • 135mm