Red-footed Booby
Rosabel Miró sent in the following report, along with these intriguing photographs.
Yesterday [November 28], around 12:30 pm, close to the Miguel de La Borda town located in Donoso District, Colon, I took a picture of this booby. I think it was hurt because I was standing next to it and it didn't try to fly. It looks to me like a Red-footed Booby but it doesn't have the red feet... Any idea what it could be?
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgugwjWUOAdbOtgsd05ybxA4OJFUHIiykSNINAws00OYAG54kQPdNQG8-J4FeGKroCw_eUHimKK513zSVMVP9hOK6LsccOZFrScWI95jliSvPVWs781-sL3k9lBqkvC1KfFWkp1J2Gz5pY/s400/Booby1.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7qZTwfgx4m3UrIjWzP3qppafiZq2POO9Nw4VHhXxn8Lvwsllx6-xZt-5i7FH9qflfwwB3BQX184p2Gc143dNBKUw53oGgVGINExTsY2UJET_ZH08e2Ph9yrqXOA0fbk0EbVfIu6329RA/s400/Booby2.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyOFQfYjKTYN8887FFIyWxao5tAUcLgGX3uYNSs-r65STaXwXSuKuf5LQEjq3XFPipJMC2xTAMkC1e6nXzCQtCM7x29jWnTdbOSkd5a1s0k2am18_ErVuU3IBGAsO7ft2J3_bSE9tw6Mo/s400/Booby3.jpg)
After careful scrutiny and consultation with at least two books on the subject, we agree with Rosabel's identification and are calling this a juvenile Red-footed Booby. Note the blue facial skin and, especially, the protruding crown and rounded head. Red-footed Boobies are apparently regular at sea off the Caribbean coast, but are seldom seen from shore.
Yesterday [November 28], around 12:30 pm, close to the Miguel de La Borda town located in Donoso District, Colon, I took a picture of this booby. I think it was hurt because I was standing next to it and it didn't try to fly. It looks to me like a Red-footed Booby but it doesn't have the red feet... Any idea what it could be?
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgugwjWUOAdbOtgsd05ybxA4OJFUHIiykSNINAws00OYAG54kQPdNQG8-J4FeGKroCw_eUHimKK513zSVMVP9hOK6LsccOZFrScWI95jliSvPVWs781-sL3k9lBqkvC1KfFWkp1J2Gz5pY/s400/Booby1.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7qZTwfgx4m3UrIjWzP3qppafiZq2POO9Nw4VHhXxn8Lvwsllx6-xZt-5i7FH9qflfwwB3BQX184p2Gc143dNBKUw53oGgVGINExTsY2UJET_ZH08e2Ph9yrqXOA0fbk0EbVfIu6329RA/s400/Booby2.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyOFQfYjKTYN8887FFIyWxao5tAUcLgGX3uYNSs-r65STaXwXSuKuf5LQEjq3XFPipJMC2xTAMkC1e6nXzCQtCM7x29jWnTdbOSkd5a1s0k2am18_ErVuU3IBGAsO7ft2J3_bSE9tw6Mo/s400/Booby3.jpg)
After careful scrutiny and consultation with at least two books on the subject, we agree with Rosabel's identification and are calling this a juvenile Red-footed Booby. Note the blue facial skin and, especially, the protruding crown and rounded head. Red-footed Boobies are apparently regular at sea off the Caribbean coast, but are seldom seen from shore.