great frigatebird

A blurry bit of holiday video but I was so pleased to be so close to a magnificent bird like this.

This young frigatebird was sitting there patiently waiting for its parents to come back and feed it! The birds in the Galapagos show no fear of humans, so it's easy to get good photos without having to have a really long lens!

This is a related but different sub-species to the Magnificent Frigatebird seen in many parts of coastal North America. The Kilauea Nat'l Wildlife Refuge on the north shore of the island of Kauai in Hawaii is a superb location for all sorts of palegic and in-shore birds. I was there early this...

This is the third of three photos of this species that I am uploading to Bird Forum, the male, female, and juvenile, in that order. These three are easily distinguished by their distinctive plumage. These birds were all on the periphery of a nesting colony at Darwin Bay.

This is the second of three photos of this species that I am uploading to Bird Forum, the male, female, and juvenile, in that order. These birds were all on the periphery of a nesting colony at Darwin Bay.

This is the first of three photos of this species that I am uploading to Bird Forum, the male, female, and juvenile, in that order. This male has its red throat pouch drawn in. These birds were all on the periphery of a nesting colony at Darwin Bay.

I think it's a juvenile great frigatebird or is it a magnificent? It was biting the antenna of our boat upon our arrival at Cocos Island. With this, the dolphins, the manta rays at the surface and the various boobies circling the boat, it was quite a welcoming committee!

Great Frigatebird

one of only three sea birds I saw around the coast of Oahu on my recent 4 day holiday.