This week we learned that several blue footed boobies were sighted along the California coast, a rare, but not unprecedented occurrence. The news reports flooding in reminded me of my own experience with blue footed boobies in the Galapagos, so I decided to dig out my old photo album (yes, this predates the age of digital cameras) and pull out the booby photographs. Here, for your Friday enjoyment, are a bunch of pictures of Blue Footed Boobies.

And, just to round things out, here’s a baby booby:

In case you’re wondering, yes, those white rings around the booby nests are booby poop. Isn’t nature wonderful?

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All photos taken August 2001.

Comments that make  irritating booby puns will be moderated, because that hasn’t been funny since at least 1995.