Blue-footed Boobies (Galapagos, Ecuador) Royalty-Free Stock Photo

Blue-footed Boobies: Of all the birds in Galapagos, none is more famous than the blue-footed booby. The blue footed booby is the most commonly seen of the boobies as it nest near the coast in many places and also feeds close to shore. Galapagos blue footed booby In flight, these birds have a characteristic shape. The blue-foots have proportionally longer tails than the other two species, which act as a rudder and allow them to make bullet-like dives in less than 2 ft of water and thus feed closer to shore.