Blue-footed Booby - 'skypointing'
North Seymour | Galapagos
The Blue-footed Booby is often described as having an almost ‘clown-like’ behaviour, especially during courtship, when they simultaneously lift their big blue feet, before pointing both their beaks and tails skywards, often accompanied by half opened wings and a fair amount of ‘honking’ or ‘whistling’. I thought this was an exaggerated description, but as you’ll see from these photos it isn’t – they really do behave that way.
Blue-footed Booby - 'skypointing'
North Seymour | Galapagos
The Blue-footed Booby is often described as having an almost ‘clown-like’ behaviour, especially during courtship, when they simultaneously lift their big blue feet, before pointing both their beaks and tails skywards, often accompanied by half opened wings and a fair amount of ‘honking’ or ‘whistling’. I thought this was an exaggerated description, but as you’ll see from these photos it isn’t – they really do behave that way.