Bird of the Week!

This week, as requested by a fan, we look to none other than the Blue Footed Booby. It is one of six species in the genus Sula. Their distinctive blue feet are a sexually selected trait. During mating season, males with bluer feet are considered more attractive to the females. Roughly half of all Blue Footed Boobies live on the Galapagos Islands, and the rest live along the coasts of Central and South America. Boobies nest on land, and hunt by day. They travel in cooperative hunting groups, working together to maximize their profits. They can dive for fish from as high as 80 ft above the surface of the water. Younger boobies have darker colored feet, and are pretty friggin cute.

    It is believed that the name booby derives from the Spanish word bobo, meaning stupid. Looking at their faces, its pretty obvious why.