Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxli) might not the most elegant name, but it’s the right one for this charming bird also known in Spanish as the pájaro bobo de patas azules, one of the most admired species by birdwatchers who come to the Riviera Nayarit.
It’s called a “booby” because of its vague look and stumbling walk while on land, but the birds are in their element in the water: they’re excellent swimmers and even better fishers—they’re really not boobs at all!
A few years ago, there was a . . .
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