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Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii) Boobies and Gannets (Sulidae) | |||||||||||||
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988
(1 photos)
2010-11-04 Puerto Peñasco (son), Mexico
Subspecies: nebouxii Same as 987. The weaker underwing markings and the brownish wash to the top of the head indicate a younger bird. |
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987
(1 photos)
2010-11-04 Puerto Peñasco (son), Mexico
Subspecies: nebouxii Sudadult in heavy molt. |
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986
(1 photos)
2010-11-04 Puerto Peñasco (son), Mexico
Subspecies: nebouxii Adults with bright heads, and two young birds with brownish heads. |
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1007
(1 photos)
2013-01-29 Puerto de Manzanillo (col), Mexico
Subspecies: nebouxii A few is seen regularly in the harbor. |
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1004
(3 photos)
2013-02-02 San Blas (nay), Mexico
Subspecies: nebouxii Virgin Rock. Adult male. The pupil appears large but it is because it is early morning - on the way to Isla Isabel. Cute expression when you see it head on. Photo 3, Here it looks more like a penguin than a booby. |
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2531
(3 photos)
2017-09-17 Chimo (Cabo Corrientes - jal), Mexico
Subspecies: nebouxii Adult type with whitish head. A single bird came in close. Regular in the bay. |
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2931
(7 photos)
2019-01-29 Boca de Tomates (jal), Mexico
Subspecies: nebouxii Apparently adult female with the dark central part of the iris. And apparently completely healthy this bird came even closer when the fishermen approached, hoping for an afternoon snack. They weren't very communicative, why I don't know more about it's appearance on the beach, other than that it arrived every morning when they would come back from the bay with their catch. |
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2930
(3 photos)
2019-01-29 Boca de Tomates (jal), Mexico
Subspecies: nebouxii Adult injured bird. Male with the clean yellow iris. Flew up only a few meters when I approached, obviously not able to fly. It was gone when I came back, though. But a nearby fisherman now working with his gear a few meters from where I left the bird, might have a saying in this... |
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3014
(1 photos)
2019-04-03 Islas Mariétas (nay), Mexico
Subspecies: nebouxii Adult with two young. See comment with 3013. Different birds. |
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3013
(1 photos)
2019-04-03 Islas Mariétas (nay), Mexico
Subspecies: nebouxii Adult with two young (pullus). The species normally performs asynchronous hatching meaning that the first chick will have an advantage over its younger siblings, if any. A strategy to make sure at least some offspring will succeed to fledge in years with scarce food supplies. 1 to 3 eggs is the normal. How big a time span there normally is between the chicks are being hatched, I'm not sure of, but apparently not much since the two chicks here look almost the same size. |
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3012
(1 photos)
2019-04-03 Islas Mariétas (nay), Mexico
Subspecies: nebouxii Adult. Typical bird with the cold whitish gray expression. Common on these rocky islets. |