Image
Blue footed booby royalty-free images
5,230 blue footed booby stock photos, vectors, and illustrations are available royalty-free. See blue footed booby stock video clips
Sort by
Popular
Water Birds
Birds
Islands
Geography and Landscapes
blue-footed booby
galapagos islands
galápagos national park
isabela island
lava
san cristóbal island
Next
of 53
Why is it called blue
Share. The blue-footed booby is a seabird named for its very distinctive bright blue feet. As individuals of this species become mature, their feet turn blue, a secondary sex characteristic used in courtship behavior to attract mates.
Why are birds called booby?
But why do we call them boobies? The name comes from bobo, a Spanish slang term for stupid- a reference to how easily the birds could be captured by 18th century Spanish sailors. Boobies, like most seabirds, can spend weeks or months out at sea.