The Nazca Booby is the largest of the three kinds of boobies found in the Galapagos. Some feel that it is also the most handsome.( It was formerly known here as the Masked Booby, because of the distinctive black mask at the base of its bill.)
I found this one seated on a towering craggy rock looming over the Pacific Ocean. The massive deposits of bird droppings tell us that it is a well used perch for these sea birds. While its white body is small in the frame, the contrasting dark rocks make it the focal point of the image.