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13-OCT-2005 Dr. Joshua Ong

A Male Frigate Bird Trying to Attract Partner

North Seymour Island - Galapagos

The most impressive sight here is the male frigate birds inflating their throat membrane as a part of their courtship display. Air is pumped in from their lungs and the "sack" would look like a huge red balloon. They shudder and shake at the females passing overhead, all the while emitting a very peculiar "woo woo woo woo" noise.

Canon EOS 1Ds Mark II ,Canon EF 100-400mmL IS plus 1.4X TC
1/125s f/8.0 at 560.0mm iso320 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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Alexander Kazakov06-May-2015 15:48
Superb! V
MummaDragon29-Mar-2013 16:00
Love it!