Ken was sitting out on the balcony overlooking the pool yesterday while I was in the kitchen making coffee, when he suddenly yelled "Shelley there's boobies out here". He started to laugh when I yelled back "They can hear you at the pool you know". Turns out he was watching some blue-footed boobies diving for fish just off the shore line.
The blue-footed boobies kind of look like a cousin to the penguin. They soar above the water like pelicans, but unlike the pelican who does a kind of ungainly face plant when they dive for fish, the boobie goes rocketing in like a heat-seeking missile.
We also found out that the boobie's feet are a vibrant blue when they're in a "mating mood", otherwise they just turn a soft grey-blue. Check out this group photo and you can tell who is in the mood and who is not.
After doing our trek to the beach today we were approached by a young man who offered to take us out on a tour of the harbor for $3. We saw hundreds of boobies sitting on the rock walls, watched the pelicans catch their fill of fish, and motored around the fishing boats in the harbor.
The fishing boats have so many nets on board it's amazing the boat holds them all. The entire black mound on the back of the boat below is netting, while the yellow balls off to the right are the buoys attached to them. I wouldn't want to be in charge of keeping this load from tangling. With the dozens of boats like this in the harbor, it's amazing that there are so many fish left over for the boobies and the pelicans.
We also found out that the boobie's feet are a vibrant blue when they're in a "mating mood", otherwise they just turn a soft grey-blue. Check out this group photo and you can tell who is in the mood and who is not.
After doing our trek to the beach today we were approached by a young man who offered to take us out on a tour of the harbor for $3. We saw hundreds of boobies sitting on the rock walls, watched the pelicans catch their fill of fish, and motored around the fishing boats in the harbor.
The fishing boats have so many nets on board it's amazing the boat holds them all. The entire black mound on the back of the boat below is netting, while the yellow balls off to the right are the buoys attached to them. I wouldn't want to be in charge of keeping this load from tangling. With the dozens of boats like this in the harbor, it's amazing that there are so many fish left over for the boobies and the pelicans.
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