The Adventures of Kerri & Matt

The last stop of the cruise was in Darwin Bay on Genovesa. Part of the walk was inaccessible due to the high tide so we had time to sit and watch the wildlife as you will see based on the length of the post.

There were more red footed boobies here.

Boobies!

Boobies!

BOOBIES!!!!!

There were also more Nazca boobies.

And something even better!

Fluffy baby boobies!

Matt thinks that because baby boobies don’t do much

Like move.

You should only need one or two pictures of baby boobies.

Boys are dumb

Unlike baby boobies, teenage red footed boobies are really ugly brown, with no colour.

They don’t have pretty pink feet like their parents either.

That look so awkward for gripping branches.

While most red-footed boobies are brownish,1 in 20 has a pearly white coat like the nazca boobies.

While still having the pretty blue and pink face and feet.

And ridiculous look.

Especially when squawking.

And squawking.

And squawking.

There were other birds too.

Like this lava heron.

He had scaly feet.

And more frigate birds, but you’ve seen lots of those already.

These are swallow tailed gulls.

They have very big eyes because they are nocturnal.

They follow the boat at night making screeching and clicking noises.

And mostly sleep during the day.

They have pink webbed feet.

These are lava gulls.

They are as flexible as the owls.

But look even funnier stretching.

Then there were the sea lions. This guy was sleeping peacefully on the beach.

While his brother played in the bay with a mangrove shoot.

Basically playing fetch with himself.

Tossing it into the air

And then swimming out and carrying it back to shore.

It often involved rolling and flipping.

Then he lost his stick.

So he needed to find something else to play with.

So he galloped out of the water.

To find his poor brother.

Stop howling! I’m trying to sleep!

What’s he doing over there?

Oh good, he’s taking a break to scratch.

Get off me!

I said get off of me!

OK, you win.

Get off of my head!

Please go away.

Thanks.

Don’t scratch in my face!

Dude, you got sand all over me!

I’m going to get you for that!

This is not a fair fight.

Why won’t you leave me alone?

I’m telling Dad!

Sigh.

No slapping!

Maybe if I hide behind this rock he won’t see me!

Or maybe I can scare him off looking ferocious.

Please?

OK.

OK, fine! I’ll go in the water with you!

Maybe I can sleep in the water?

Bye bye baby booby.