Galapagos Island Blue Footed Booby Bird 1 is a piece of digital artwork by Eva Kaufman which was uploaded on February 17th, 2014.
Galapagos Island Blue Footed Booby Bird 1
He is so cute! The Blue-footed Booby is the most commonly seen species of booby living on the Galapagos Islands. Its Latin Name is Sula Nebouxii... more
by Eva Kaufman
Title
Galapagos Island Blue Footed Booby Bird 1
Artist
Eva Kaufman
Medium
Digital Art - Photographs, Painting, Digital Art, Watercolor
Description
He is so cute! The Blue-footed Booby is the most commonly seen species of booby living on the Galapagos Islands. Its Latin Name is Sula Nebouxii and the origin of the English name "Booby" is thought to originate from "Bobo", the Spanish word for clown.
This name was given to the birds due to their comical and somewhat ungainly behaviour when manoeuvring on land. They were also thought of as foolish due to their fearlessness of humans and that they could be caught whilst sleeping!
Its life span is about 15 - 20 years and they are large birds reaching 2-3 feet in height and with a wing span of about 4 feet wide. The upper part of the body is mainly brown with a white rump, black tail and a silvery grey beak and of course bright blue feet.
Uploaded
February 17th, 2014
