Red-footed Boobies have... red feet
Who would have thought?
The red-footed booby is a seabird named for its very distinctive bright red feet; as individuals of this species become mature, their feet turn red. Like all boobies, the red-footed booby gets all of its food from marine sources.
Red-footed boobies spend much of their time at sea and feed by diving into surface waters at high speeds and chasing their prey underwater. Flying fishes are also sometimes captured right out of the air while they are fleeing from underwater predators.
Though populations of red-footed boobies are decreasing, scientists generally consider this species to be of least concern.
The Red-Footed Boobies in Belize (most often found out at the Half Moon Caye Natural Monument), are the smallest of all the nine Booby bird species in the world.
Photograph by Jan Meerman
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