Thursday 9 February 2012

Skywatch Friday: Brown Booby

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Taken as we approached the Island of St Martin ( St Maarten), some Brown Boobies were flying around the ship and diving in the wash for fish.

Skywatch Friday

18 Feedback Comments:

Unknown said...

Great capture!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

Jane Hards Photography said...

Big bird photographer and that's a quality capture.

Carol said...

Nice flight shot...and a beautiful blue sky!

Quiet Paths said...

You were in the right place for that shot. I don't think I've ever seen this bird.

Ebie said...

How swiftly she flies amidst the clouds! Lovely shot!

Tatjana Parkacheva said...

Very nice photo.

Regards and best wishes

eileeninmd said...

The brown booby is a cool bird, great sighting and photo. Happy skywatching!

Anna said...

Great capture, Jane!
Greetings from a cold Holland,
Anna :-)

Regina said...

How lovely!
Happy swf weekend.

Sallie (FullTime-Life.com said...

Thank you for the wonderful bird! (A first for me, even virtually ;>)..I kind of knew a booby was a bird, but I'm pretty sure I've never seen a picture of one. The sky is a beautiful blue, as I'd expect in that part of the world!.

Jane said...

Thanks everyone for visiting:D apparently they were named Boobies because they are rather ungainly on land, Gannets are their close cousins.

Costin Comba said...

Beautiful picture. Thank you for sharing with us. Have a nice week-en Greetings from Romania.

Kala said...

Fantastic mid-air capture!

Max-e said...

It looks quite sleek flying up there.
St Martin also looks very scenic.

CameraCruise said...

Beautiful shot!
Have a great day.

Al said...

Nice shot! I fondly remember our Caribbean cruise, I'll have to post some photos of it one day.

Pierre BOYER said...

"Freedom"

Best regards from France,

Pierre

Melbourne Australia Photos said...

Always hard to capture birds on the fly and you have done a marvellous job in this photo!