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The blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) is a marine bird in the family Sulidae, which includes ten species of long-winged seabirds. Blue-footed boobies belong to the genus Sula, which comprises six species of boobies. It is easily recognizable by its distinctive bright blue feet, which is a sexually selected trait. Males display their feet in an elaborate mating ritual by lifting their feet up and down while strutting before the female. The female is slightly larger than the male and can measure up to 90 cm (35 in) long with a wingspan of up to 1.5 m (4.9 ft).[2] The natural breeding habitats of the blue-footed booby are the tropical and subtropical islands of the Pacific Ocean. It can be found from the Gulf of California down along the western coasts of Central and South America down to Peru. Approximately one half of all breeding pairs nest on the Galápagos Islands.[3] Its diet mainly consists of fish, which it obtains by diving and sometimes swimming underwater in search of its prey. While it sometimes hunts alone, the blue-footed booby mainly hunts in groups.[4]

Wish you a great rest of the week and WEEKEND. LoVe:)

Wish you a great week ahead. More from my Galapagos series. **************************************** Suárez Point- Española Island This area is great for spotting blue-footed boobies, albatrosses and Nazca boobies. A beautiful site on the ocean front, the large waved albatrosses use the cliff as a launching pad. The famous attraction is the magnificent blowhole, spurting water high into the air.

A MOST BEAUTIFUL WEEKEND ALL:) ****************************************** Darwin's finches (also known as the Galápagos finches) are a group of about fifteen species of passerine birds.[1] They are often classified as the subfamily Geospizinae or tribe Geospizini. They belong to the tanager family and are not closely related to the true finches. They were first collected by Charles Darwin on the Galápagos Islands during the second voyage of the Beagle.

HAPPY NEW WEEK:) ******************************************* The Galápagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) is a species of sea lion that exclusively breeds on the Galápagos Islands (Ecuador). Being fairly social, and one of the most numerous species in the Galápagos archipelago, they are often spotted sun-bathing on sandy shores or rock groups or gliding gracefully through the surf.

Wish you a serene weekend. ****************************************** Santa Cruz Island is one of the Galápagos Islands with an area of 986 km2 (381 sq mi) and a maximum altitude of 864 metres (2,835 ft). Situated in the center of the archipelago, Santa Cruz is the second largest island after Isabela.

greetings and happy weekend:) ********************************************* The Galápagos Islands are an archipelago of volcanic islands distributed on either side of the Equator in the Pacific Ocean, 906 km (563 mi) west of continental Ecuador, of which they are a part. There are 18 main islands, 3 smaller islands, and 107 rocks and islets. The islands are located at the Galapagos Triple Junction. The archipelago is located on the Nazca Plate (a tectonic plate), which is moving east/southeast, diving under the South American Plate at a rate of about 2.5 inches (6.4 cm) per year.[5] It is also atop the Galapagos hotspot, a place where the Earth's crust is being melted from below by a mantle plume, creating volcanoes. The first islands formed here at least 8 million and possibly up to 90 million years ago.[6]

have a great week ahead:) Happy blue Monday. Introduction to my next series of pic from the Galapagos:)

Wish you beautiful days. I will be away again....... working abroad. Hugs and stay well.

wishing you a most happy weekend ALL:)

WISH YOU A HAPPY WEEKEND: LOvE ******************************************* Independence Square (Spanish: Plaza de la Independencia, or colloquially as Plaza Grande) is the principal and central public square of Quito, Ecuador. This is the central square of the city and one of the symbols of the executive power of the nation

Hi my friends, its great to be back ( even if slowly) Can't wait to visit your images. Hugs ********************************************* The historic center of Quito has one of the largest, least-altered and best-preserved historic centers in the Americas.[4] Quito was the first World Cultural Heritage Site declared by UNESCO in 1978.

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Wish you a beautiful coming weekend:)

HAPPY SUMMERTIME! on this hemisphere! (and happy wintertime over there....) hugs I will be away 10 days. see you:) ***************************************** Worldwide, interpretation of the summer solstice has varied among cultures, but most recognize the event in some way with holidays, festivals, and rituals around that time with themes of religion or fertility.[5]

Wish you a most beautiful week. Hugs

Happy blue monday. have a great week:)

“Trust in dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity.” *************************************** Happy BIRTHDAY C. happy weekend all. and today is my ipernity anniversary also:)