After picking up passengers at Baltra, we sailed to South Seymour. It is a nesting area for frigate birds and boobies. The boat when sailing almost always has frigate birds drafting along. We also had Galapagos Storm Pestrels and brown noddies. We walked along the marked trails and saw baby boobies and Magnificent Frigate males in full courting mode. The male can puff up a balloon under his chin for about 10-15 days attempting to court a female. The female makes the choice but is influenced by the nest he has built (suitable to her liking or not).
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