Resting on board the old Australian naval vessel Protector with a Black-Naped Terns in the background
Brown Booby (bird) - Heron Island - September 2022 by Garry Sanders
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Resting on board the old Australian naval vessel Protector with a Black-Naped Terns in the background
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Galapagos Islands
South America
Off The Coast of Equador
The Nazca booby (Sula granti) is a colonial seabird in the family Sulidae, native to the eastern Pacific.
The species occurs in the eastern Pacific from the islands in Baja California to the Galapagos islands and the Isla de la Plata in Ecuador and Malpelo in Colombia.
The Nazca booby preys on small fish caught by diving at high speed from flight into the ocean. The main food species is South American pilchard, but also take flying fish, anchovies and squid, especially during the El Niño events, when sardine numbers are low. Because of their sexual dimorphism, females tend to feed on bigger prey and dive deeper.
The Nazca booby nests near cliffs on bare ground with little to no vegetation. The male chooses and defends a territory, then enters into courtship to attract females.
The Nazca booby is classified as Least Concern by the IUCN. Although populations are thought to decrease to some extent, this decline is not strong enough to require classification in a threat category. Some of the factors that influence the decrease of populations are overfishing and marine pollution. – Wikipedia
The feet are not extremely bright red. I'm not sure, maybe this is a juvenile bird? This is in Order Suliformes, the same as Cormorants.
A gannet colony can be observed at close range on the only offshore islands in Germany.
The huge seabirds only live on land for a few months and use this time to raise their young. Unfortunately, the influence of man can be clearly seen here too. Besides the overfishing of the oceans, the animals also suffer from disposed residues which drift in the sea. So there is almost not a single nest which is not decorated with old fishing nets.This is life-threatening for the young chicks as they quickly get caught in the plastic and can no longer free themselves.
A gannet colony can be observed at close range on the only offshore islands in Germany.
The huge seabirds only live on land for a few months and use this time to raise their young. Unfortunately, the influence of humans can be clearly seen here too. Besides the overfishing of the oceans, the animals also suffer from disposed of residues which drift in the sea. So there is almost not a single nest which is not decorated with old fishing nets. This is life-threatening for the young chicks as they quickly get caught in the plastic and can no longer free themselves.
The African relatives of the Northern gannet breed off the coast of Namibia and South Africa and show a little more black on the wings than the European variant.
Due to the overfishing of the oceans and the human influence on the water quality as well as the nesting conditions, they also do not have an easy life and are mostly found in protected natural reserves.
Near Lamberts Bay the birds' spectacle can be observed from an observation house and enables unique pictures of the amazing birds.
The African relatives of the Northern gannet breed off the coast of Namibia and South Africa and show a little more black on the wings than the European variant.
Due to the overfishing of the oceans and the human influence on the water quality as well as the nesting conditions, they also do not have an easy life and are mostly found in protected natural reserves.
Near Lamberts Bay the birds' spectacle can be observed from an observation house and enables unique pictures of the amazing birds.
Australasian Gannet (Morus serrator)
Australasian Gannet (Morus serrator)
Australasian Gannet (Morus serrator)
Australasian Gannet (Morus serrator)
