Boobies!

Now that we have your attention, these blue-footed and brown variety birds are quite entertaining, their acrobatic shows are spectacular. On several occasions we have had them follow along with the boat as they fly and dive for fish.

Great closeup of Blue-footed boobies on Isla Isabel by Dena. Two for takeoff.

They make you think of penguins (if they had wings), the way they glide into and out of the water so smoothly (as compared to the pelicans for example). They knife into the surface of the water from many angles, sometimes rapidly turning 180 degrees underwater to fly out in the opposite direction that they flew in. No video’s of them yet, sorry, they move so fast!

Dive bomber. Another take-off. Boobies nesting on Isabel by Dena.