Alpha Male

We observed this Flightless Cormorant who stood his ground when the Blue-Footed Booby made its approach. After I took this shot, the Cormorant flapped its short wings, squawked loudly and
eventually the Booby flew away.

[judith deacon]

An amazing capture again, I presume the crabs were part of his dinner!

[Kerry McCarthy]

Nice catch of the confrontation.

[Joy's Focus]

Love the name of the Blue-Footed Booby. Why do they call it a Booby? I think their feet are a pretty shade of blue. Awesome trip you are having!

[Elizabeth]

@joysfocus I read the name Booby comes from the Spanish word "bobo"
which means clown, probably for its blue feet! We were in the Galapagos in late November but I just started posting again recently.

[Lynne]

Wonderful

[Taffy]

How cool -- an action shot in the bird world! He does look like he's ready to force the other one to stand down.

[Richard Hickey]

Awesome picture.

[Denise Wood]

Terrific capture :)

[Jane Pittenger]

I'm so jealous of your trip

[Junko Y]

What a great action shot! So perfect for making stories to go along with those looks.

[Elizabeth]

@jgpittenger How can you say that when You are one capturing the
amazing underwater sea turtle shots in Hawaii! I only wish I had an underwater camera because we saw lots of turtles while snorkeling. Are you happy with yours?

[Ron]

What a great shot of nature playing out. I'd bail out too if I got that look.

[Louise & Ken]

This looks like a Nature Museum diorama! It has a fabulous story to tell, and those crabs add the perfect finishing touch the the scene!

[Rookynook]

Great shot. It was because of the blue footed bookie and the Sally light foot crab that was the reason I wanted so much to visit these islands. I have looked your shots and all of them capture the essence of this peculiar island mass.