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On The Road – arrieve – The Galapagos, part 6

by WaterGirl|  July 2, 20215:00 am| 7 Comments

This post is in: On The Road, Photo Blogging, The Galapagos

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Continuing with Genovesa.

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Genovesa, Galapagos

The lava rocks and pools.

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Genovesa, Galapagos

A juvenile great frigatebird.

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Genovesa, Galapagos

This was another wonderful example of bird behavior I got to witness. That young frigatebird looking so intently at mom was anxious to be fed.

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Genovesa, Galapagos

The female started to feed the chick, and a male frigatebird swooped in, grabbed her beak, and tried to steal the baby’s food.

This happened several times — as soon as the baby got its beak inside its mother’s the male flew in and kept it from getting fed.

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Finally the male left them alone and the chick was able to eat.

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And finally two more young frigatebirds because they are just so cute.

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7Comments

  1. 1.

    There go two miscreants

    July 2, 2021 at 7:27 am

    That last one reminds me of Jimmy Durante!

  2. 2.

    arrieve

    July 2, 2021 at 7:59 am

    @There go two miscreants:  I always think Liberace!

  3. 3.

    Albatrossity

    July 2, 2021 at 8:40 am

    Frigatebirds, living the pirate life all the time!

  4. 4.

    WaterGirl

    July 2, 2021 at 9:33 am

    Note to self: do not piss off a mama bird who is trying to feed her young.

    Warning shot fired in pic #3, pic #5 message sent, loud and clear.

  5. 5.

    MelissaM

    July 2, 2021 at 9:55 am

    I love the little blue-eyed babe in the parka in the background, just watching and wondering.

  6. 6.

    JanieM

    July 2, 2021 at 11:30 am

    So if the male swipes some of the food, then leaves them alone, is it about making a point as much as about the food? “I’m the boss, and don’t you forget it” ??

  7. 7.

    Mary G

    July 2, 2021 at 3:20 pm

    What a great story, though Mom’s red eyes are a bit scary. Peter Jackson could make a movie trilogy out of it. There are never enough juvenile great  frigatebirds.

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